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Invitation

King & ConquerorSeries 1
Episode 1 of 8

Sweeping historical drama. Harold of Wessex warns his father, Earl Godwin, of a rival’s treachery – but he is ignored.

In the mid-11th century, noblemen Harold of Wessex and William of Normandy are exploited as pawns in royal plots on both side of the Channel. The coronation of King Edward in England leads to the pair’s first encounter. Harold warns his father, Earl Godwin, of a rival’s treachery – but he is ignored.

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Fri 29 Aug 202502:00
BBC Two

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Harold GodwinsonJames Norton
William of NormandyNikolaj Coster-Waldau
King EdwardEddie Marsan
Lady EmmaJuliet Stevenson
Matilda of NormandyClemence Poesy
EdithEmily Beecham
GodwinGeoff Bell
GythaClare Holman
FitzosbernIngvar Sigurdsson
SweynElliot Cowan
TostigLuther Ford
Queen GunhildBo Bragason
King Henry of FranceJean-Marc Barr
MorcarElander Moore
OdoLéo Legrand
WriterMichael Robert Johnson
DirectorBaltasar Kormákur

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