7.9/10 3,660 votes#1 - Episode 1
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 3/16/2017
Sent north by Alfred to ransom enslaved king Guthred, Beocca seeks help from Uhtred, who makes a new allegiance in his quest for vengeance.
Director: Peter Hoar
Writer: Stephen Butchard
8.0/10 4,421 votes#2 - Episode 2
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/17/2015
Caught between his scheming uncle Ælfric and pitiless Viking warlord Ubba, Uhtred goes on the run and seeks out Alfred, the man who would be king.
Director: Nick Murphy
Writer: Stephen Butchard
8.1/10 4,134 votes#3 - Episode 3
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/24/2015
Uhtred allies himself with newly crowned Alfred, but his commitment to the nascent king jeopardizes his bond with Brida.
Director: Anthony Byrne
Writer: Stephen Butchard
8.1/10 3,225 votes#4 - Episode 5
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 4/13/2017
After a season of peace, Uhtred receives a mystical call to follow his fate. Erik makes a cunning request, and Beocca navigates matters of the heart.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.1/10 3,161 votes#5 - Episode 1
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 3/9/2022
Ill omens and border raids make Uhtred extra-vigilant at his northern outpost. King Sigtryggr is visited by his notorious brother Rognvaldr.
Director: Andy Hay
Writer: Martha Hillier
8.2/10 3,422 votes#6 - Episode 1
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 4/26/2020
Uhtred receives news that Bebbanburg's defenses have been weakened by Scottish attacks and plans to seize his birthright, but Edward refuses to help.
Director: Edward Bazalgette
Writer: Martha Hillier
8.2/10 2,849 votes#7 - Episode 2
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 3/9/2022
A betrayal at Eoferwic sends Sigtryggr in search of aid, while Uhtred begs Aethelflaed for military support she cannot give. Edward meets a new ally.
Director: Alexander Dreymon
Writer: Martha Hillier
8.3/10 5,545 votes#8 - Episode 1
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/10/2015
Abducted by a Viking warlord after his father is slain in battle, young Uhtred adopts the Norse way of life until tragedy befalls his new family.
Director: Nick Murphy
Writer: Stephen Butchard
8.3/10 3,994 votes#9 - Episode 4
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/31/2015
King Alfred keeps Uhtred close with a tactical play, but Uhtred soon realizes he's been tricked. Meanwhile, a great battle looms over Wessex.
Director: Anthony Byrne
Writer: Stephen Butchard
8.3/10 3,454 votes#10 - Episode 2
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 3/23/2017
The stratagems of Abbot Eadred play on Guthred's weakness. Uhtred rallies the men of Cumbraland to march on Eoferwic, but faces a cruel betrayal.
Director: Peter Hoar
Writer: Stephen Butchard
8.3/10 3,052 votes#11 - Episode 6
Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 4/26/2020
Eardwulf and his men pursue Uhtred's party as it flees through a countryside ravaged by disease. Tensions rise between Edward and the Mercians.
Director: Andy Hay
Writer: Martha Hillier
8.4/10 3,022 votes#12 - Episode 8
Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 4/26/2020
Uhtred reluctantly prepares to take power in Mercia but secretly formulates an alternate plan. Brida joins the Danes in attacking the Welsh.
Director: David Moore
Writer: Peter McKenna
8.4/10 2,760 votes#13 - Episode 3
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 3/9/2022
In the aftermath of the tragic battle for Eoferwic, Sigtryggr is forced to make a painful choice. Edward learns of Aethelhelm's intrigues in Mercia.
Director: Andy Hay
Writer: Laura Grace
8.5/10 3,935 votes#14 - Episode 6
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/14/2015
Uhtred leads a raiding party to Cornwall on a mission for wealth and independence and attracts the attention of a beautiful sorceress queen.
Director: Ben Chanan
Writer: Stephen Butchard
8.5/10 3,924 votes#15 - Episode 7
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/21/2015
As a consequence of their actions in Cornwall, Uhtred and Leofric face off in a death match. The Danes launch an invasion of Wessex.
Director: Peter Hoar
Writer: Stephen Butchard
8.5/10 3,013 votes#16 - Episode 7
Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 4/26/2020
Aelfwynn suffers from the sickness sweeping the land. Edward proposes an unexpected path forward for Mercia. Brida is freed by Cnut's kinsman.
Director: David Moore
Writer: Jamie Crichton
8.6/10 3,320 votes#17 - Episode 2
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 11/19/2018
Falling afoul of Alfred, Uhtred flees north to his brother, Ragnar. His eye on the throne, Aethelwold begins assembling an alliance to strike Wessex.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.6/10 3,285 votes#18 - Episode 3
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 11/19/2018
Bloodhair and Aethelwold try to coax Uhtred into their alliance against Alfred. Fearing for her life, Aethelflaed turns to Father Beocca for aid.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.6/10 3,257 votes#19 - Episode 6
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 11/19/2018
Edward makes a kingly decision. Alfred lays plans for his son's future reign. Aethelwold faces a treacherous task. Uhtred and Brida search out a seer.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.6/10 3,118 votes#20 - Episode 5
Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 4/26/2020
A repentant Aethelred lingers near death while his ealdormen vie for control of Mercia and Edward uses his niece Aelfwynn as a bargaining chip.
Director: Andy Hay
Writer: Martha Hillier
8.6/10 2,736 votes#21 - Episode 5
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 3/9/2022
Aethelhelm's subterfuge successfully foments war tensions between Edward and Sigtryggr, but his thugs make a crucial mistake in attacking a pilgrimage.
Director: Paul Wilmshurst
Writer: Martha Hillier
8.7/10 3,385 votes#22 - Episode 6
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 4/20/2017
As his distrust of Uhtred deepens, Alfred sends Æthelred to drive Erik and Sigefrid from London, but the young lord harbors ambitions of his own.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.7/10 3,234 votes#23 - Episode 2
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 4/26/2020
As Uhtred and his men draw closer to Bebbanburg, prodigal son Wihtgar returns with some tricks up his sleeve. News of Cnut's treachery reaches Wessex.
Director: Edward Bazalgette
Writer: Martha Hillier
8.7/10 3,126 votes#24 - Episode 9
Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 4/26/2020
The Danes under Brida and Sigtryggr sack Winchester, guided by the traitor Eardwulf. Haesten ambushes Uhtred's party and seizes valuable captives.
Director: Edward Bazalgette
Writer: Martha Hillier
8.7/10 2,953 votes#25 - Episode 4
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 3/9/2022
Rivals secretly advance competing successors upon the death of a Mercian ruler. Brida finds solace in the faith of her prisoner, Father Pyrlig.
Director: Paul Wilmshurst
Writer: James Smythe
The Worst Episodes of The Last Kingdom
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A show of heroic deeds and epic battles with a thematic depth that embraces politics, religion, warfare, courage, love, loyalty and our universal search for identity. Combining real historical figures and events with fictional characters, it is the story of how a people combined their strength under one of the most iconic kings of history in order to reclaim their land for themselves and build a place they call home.
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Lowest Rated Episodes Summary
The worst episode of "The Last Kingdom" is "Episode 1", rated 7.9/10 from 3660 user votes. It was directed by Peter Hoar and written by Stephen Butchard. "Episode 1" aired on 3/16/2017 and is rated 0.1 point(s) lower than the second lowest rated, "Episode 2".