Rent The Last Kingdom: Series 4 (2020)
4.3 of 5 from 76 ratings
8h 52min
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- Synopsis:
Ambitions threaten the Saxon kingdoms Alfred had once dreamed of uniting. In the wake of his father's death, the new King, Edward (Timothy Innes), is intent on isolating Wessex and strengthening his reinforcements against possible Dane incursions. Alliances are beginning to fracture as Lord Aethelred (Toby Regbo) of Mercia makes ambitious plans to establish himself as a rival to Wessex. When Northumbria also faces hostility, Uhtred (Alexander Dreymon) believes the timing is right to take back his ancestral home. Fate shifts in a different direction; news comes that Mercia is in turmoil, and Uhtred's affection for Aethelflaed (Millie Brady) drives him back into the politics that threaten to break out into war. Just as it seems as if peace can be found between the Saxons, a new and unprecedented Dane enemy takes them by surprise. Uhtred begins to realise that his destiny is tied to Alfred's dream and he becomes determined to resolve Saxon struggles before the possibility of a united England slips from their grasp forever. - Actors:
- Joseph Millson, Anthony Cozens, Mark Rowley, Ewan Mitchell, Alexander Dreymon, Millie Brady, James Northcote, Mihály Hajagos, Gabriel Harland, Tristan Harland, Emily Cox, Magnus Bruun, Tygo Gernandt, Dorka Gáspárfalvi, Jeppe Beck Laursen, Jamie Blackley, Arnas Fedaravicius, Eliza Butterworth, Timothy Innes, Cavan Clerkin
- Directors:
- Edward Bazalgette, Sarah O'Gorman, Andy Hay, David Moore
- Producers:
- Vicki Delow, Howard Ellis, Adam Goodman
- Writers:
- Bernard Cornwell, Martha Hillier, Charlotte Wolf, Jamie Crichton, Peter McKenna
- Studio:
- Universal Pictures
- Genres:
- British TV, TV Action & Adventure, TV Dramas
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 12/10/2020
- Run Time:
- 555 minutes
- Languages:
- English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.78:1 / 16:9
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- The Making of Season 4: The Return to Bebbanburg
- Disc 1:
- This disc includes episodes 1 - 4
- Disc 2:
- This disc includes episodes 5 - 8
- Disc 3:
- This disc includes episodes 9 - 10
- Special Features
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Reviews (1) of The Last Kingdom: Series 4
Convoluted Drama Based on Historical Novels Set in 10th Century Britain - The Last Kingdom: Series 4 review by PV
OK so I dislike historical novels usually - I find them a real cheat, to be honest. Authors of such tomes spent 6 months or more researching, then the next few months writing it up. They do not invent new characters or stories as authors of completely original novels do. Having said that, the familiarity makes them popular as do many socalled 'real life' stories. It's pre-branded content - we've all heard of King Alfred and the Vikings, after all.
Having said that, this series is watchable - though I know from my knowledge of history it plays fast and loose with the historical fact (watch Neil Oliver's brilliant 3 part VIKINGS TV documentary from BBC4 for background). Canute was actually king of all England in the early years of 11th C.
The main issue with this series is trying to remember what happened many months ago when I watched the previous series - it's all so complicated with so many characters and tribes/clans of kingdoms or Vikings, with switching allegiances, that sometimes I just it wash over me, and for the confusion to pass...
It';s not up to the sheer brazen class of the TV series VIKINGS but it's watchable. Does drag a bit at times and can be baffling at other times, especially when actors who look similar play roles!
The usual pc tropes with ' strong independent women behaving like men' as with most TV drama now - very 21st C attitudes and behaviours, and they all have clear skin and regular teeth which is pure fantasy. BUT we should be grateful for small mercies - at least now clunky colourblind casting here thank goodness. If there had been, I would have ejected the DVD. Vikings were not black; Zulus were not white. What's called a FACT really.
This historical drama could go on forever through the decades of the 10th then 11th Century AD, but maybe it shouldn't.
Anyway, 3.5 stars rounded up.
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