Rent Vikings: Series 4: Part 1 (2016)
3.9 of 5 from 65 ratings
7h 15min
- General info
- Available formats
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- Synopsis:
- Take another gripping voyage into the ruthless world of Vikings, with its thrilling action, powerful performances and intriguing story line. King Ragnar returns from battle gravely ill-Disheartened by his marriage to Aslaug and challenges with his sons, Ragnar seeks companionship with his slave Yidu. Meanwhile, a defiant Rollo remains in Frankia, Queen Kwenthrith plots to reclaim Mercia, and the enigmatic Harald Finehair appears. Ultimately, Ragnar and Rollo engage in a merciless battle to define their legacies.
- Actors:
- Travis Fimmel, Katheryn Winnick, Clive Standen, Gustaf Skarsgård, Alexander Ludwig, Alyssa Sutherland, Ben Robson, Lothaire Bluteau, John Kavanagh, George Blagden, Dianne Doan, Maude Hirst, Owen Roe, Edvin Endre, Georgia Hirst, Søren Pilmark, Morgane Polanski, Stephen Rockett, Luke Shanahan, Elijah O'Sullivan
- Directors:
- Ciaran Donnelly, Helen Shaver, Ken Girotti, Jeff Woolnough
- Producers:
- Keith Thompson, Sanne Wohlenberg
- Creators:
- Michael Hirst
- Writers:
- Michael Hirst
- Studio:
- 20th Century Fox
- Genres:
- TV Action & Adventure, TV Dramas
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 24/10/2016
- Run Time:
- 435 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:
- Audio Commentaries
- The Transformation Of Rollo
- The Viking Seafaring Prowess
- The Sons Of Ragnar: Bjorn Ironside, Ivar the Boneless, Ubbe, Hvitserk, Sigurd, Eric and Agnar
- Disc 1:
- This disc includes the following episodes:
1. A Good Treason
2. Kill the Queen
3. Mercy
- Special Features - Disc 2:
- This disc includes the following episodes:
4. Yol
5. Promised
6. What Might Have Been
7. The Profit and the Loss - Disc 3:
- This disc includes the following episodes:
8. Portage
9. Death All 'Round
10. The Last Ship
- Special Features
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Reviews (1) of Vikings: Series 4: Part 1
Watchable and Violent Viking Saga Series - Vikings: Series 4: Part 1 review by PV
OK so some of this series is very silly - all the women with long luscious hair and make-up who fight in battles and beat professional male soldiers by the score (no doubt because the Vikings had such 'strong independent women' lol).
But it does what it says on the tin. LOADS of tribal/clan infighting; lots of violence and battles; some mystical guff and talk of gods incl a clash between Norse ones and Christianity. But it also travels - to Britain to start with - now Wessex and Mercia; also Paris, which is a true even in the 9th century. Two Viking attacks on Paris in the 840s and 890s, I think.
Some characters here are real. King Alfred (here a child visiting Rome on pilgrimage which actually did happen) united England really (he died in 900 and a statue in Winchester), or at least his son did. The writer/s weave this into the plot. Rollo was also in charge of Paris.
There is a tantalising mention of the Mediterrranean here - they found a map on the Paris raid in the last series - so I suppose that's the next adventure.
Ragnar Lothbrock struggles here, hynotised by a Chinese slave really, with an addiction theme raising its head BUT it is all about leadership, raids and getting wealth, as ever with the Vikings.
An interesting series and way better than the absurd Britannia.
4 stars.
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