7.8/103,714 votesLoading...#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
8.0/104,484 votesLoading...#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
8.0/104,193 votesLoading...#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
8.1/103,276 votesLoading...#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
8.1/103,218 votesLoading...#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
8.2/103,471 votesLoading...#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
8.2/102,905 votesLoading...#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
8.3/105,624 votesLoading...#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
8.3/104,048 votesLoading...#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
8.3/103,501 votesLoading...#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
8.3/103,103 votesLoading...#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
8.4/103,072 votesLoading...#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
8.4/102,809 votesLoading...#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
8.5/103,992 votesLoading...#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
8.5/103,976 votesLoading...#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
8.5/103,065 votesLoading...#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
8.6/103,370 votesLoading...#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
8.6/103,333 votesLoading...#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
8.6/103,303 votesLoading...#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
8.6/103,167 votesLoading...#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
8.6/102,792 votesLoading...#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
8.7/103,439 votesLoading...#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
8.7/103,282 votesLoading...#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
8.7/103,174 votesLoading...#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
8.7/103,010 votesLoading...#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
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"Episode 1" is the worst rated episode of "The Last Kingdom". It scored 7.8/10 based on 3714 votes. Directed by Peter Hoar and written by Stephen Butchard, it aired on 3/16/2017. This episode scored 0.2 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Episode 2".