1066
February
In the year 1066, England changed forever. In a series of events that would come to define our history, two ancient tribes were wiped out and a conqueror triumphed.
While every schoolchild has been told the story of 1066, a great deal is assumed about the events of that fateful year and very little truly known. There were actually three great battles in that year, not one. The Vikings were just as terrifying as the Normans. And perhaps King Harold was not killed by that arrow to the eye after all...
1066 reveals the untold story of the Norman conquest, not through the eyes of kings and conquerors, but from the perspective of the common man. This ambitious two-part, feature-length original drama sheds new light on one of British history's defining moments from the viewpoint of the ordinary villagers caught up in the chaos.
Filmed entirely on location in Yorkshire and Sussex, 1066 features an international cast, including Mike Bailey (Skins) Francis Magee (Layer Cake), Soren Byder (Foyle's War) and Anthony Debaeck (Wolfman). It is written by Peter Harness (City of Vice, Is There Anybody There?) and directed by Justin Hardy (City of Vice, The Relief of Belsen).
Contacts
Press Contact
Yad Luthra
yadluthra@talktalk.net
Picture Publicist
Natalie Mohoboob
nmohoboob@channel4.co.uk
Production Company
Hardy Pictures
Commissioning Editor
Ralph Lee
Yad Luthra
yadluthra@talktalk.net
Picture Publicist
Natalie Mohoboob
nmohoboob@channel4.co.uk
Production Company
Hardy Pictures
Commissioning Editor
Ralph Lee