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Gudrun: Series 5-7: A Viking Epic Inspired by the Icelandic Sagas
Series 5-7 of the Viking epic of love, revenge and faith set in the 11th-century Iceland.
Born into a world of otherworldly beauty yet unforgiving harshness, Icelandic heroine Gudrun must fight to forge an independent path and live according to her won rules. A tenacious survivor, she has endured much pain in her young life, from widowhood to the death of her lover, the burning of her family home, separation from her beloved daughter, Sigrid, and being out adrift from her homeland.
Now, after many years away, Gudrun sails once more into Icelandic waters, with a plan to rescue her daughter who is being brought up in the new Christian faith. But her return to the Sacred Land is not the homecoming she had hoped for and she soon finds herself exiled again and heading for the New World, with all its new possibilities and new dangers.
Meanwhile, Sigrid arrives in England to marry a man she has never met. Struggling to understand this strange new land of Saxons and Danes, she must keep her darkest secret well-hidden if she is to survive. . .
Written by Lucy Catherine and inspired by the famous Icelandic Laxdæla saga, this epic tale of love, revenge and faith is a must listen.
RUNNING TIME ⇒ 7hrs. and 30mins.
©2020 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2020 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
Born into a world of otherworldly beauty yet unforgiving harshness, Icelandic heroine Gudrun must fight to forge an independent path and live according to her won rules. A tenacious survivor, she has endured much pain in her young life, from widowhood to the death of her lover, the burning of her family home, separation from her beloved daughter, Sigrid, and being out adrift from her homeland.
Now, after many years away, Gudrun sails once more into Icelandic waters, with a plan to rescue her daughter who is being brought up in the new Christian faith. But her return to the Sacred Land is not the homecoming she had hoped for and she soon finds herself exiled again and heading for the New World, with all its new possibilities and new dangers.
Meanwhile, Sigrid arrives in England to marry a man she has never met. Struggling to understand this strange new land of Saxons and Danes, she must keep her darkest secret well-hidden if she is to survive. . .
Written by Lucy Catherine and inspired by the famous Icelandic Laxdæla saga, this epic tale of love, revenge and faith is a must listen.
RUNNING TIME ⇒ 7hrs. and 30mins.
©2020 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2020 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
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First published August 20, 2020
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About the author
Lucy Catherine
18 books8 followersLucy Catherine is a writer for Film, Television and Radio.
Lucy’s first Feature Film, IN THE DARK HALF, was produced under the BFI ‘ifeatures’ scheme, (Matador/BBC Films) and premiered at Raindance in 2011. In 2016 Lucy directed her first short film which she also wrote, SOUL SONG, which was funded by Creative England. She is slated to direct her full length horror feature FEEL THE LOVE, (Early Day Films).
Recent commissions for Television include: episodes for TIN STAR (Kudos/Sky), LUCKY MAN (Carnival/Sky), AD (NBC Universal) for the second season (not greenlit), THE MUSKETEERS (BBC), SPOTLESS (Tandem TV/Canal +) FRANKIE (BBC), BEING HUMAN (BBC). She has a slate of original projects she is developing with independent production companies including REVOLTING GIRLS for Chrysalis/Sky (pilot script commissioned) and WONDERFUL LIFE for Two Halves Pictures (script commissioned).
Recent commissions for Radio include 1 x 90′ standalone adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s NORSE MYTHOLOGY for broadcast Christmas 2018. Also, adaptations of NIGHTS AT THE CIRCUS by Angela Carter; BOY and GOING SOLO, from Roald Dahl’s memoirs; THE MASTER AND MARGARITA by Mikhail Bulgakov (Winner of BBC ‘Best Audio Drama (Adapted) 2015); FRANKENSTEIN. Original commissions include: Norse epic GUDRUN x 6 series; LIGHTS, CAMERA, KIDNAP! based on a true story about Kim Jong Il; and the supernatural drama series HALFWAY HERE.
Lucy’s first Feature Film, IN THE DARK HALF, was produced under the BFI ‘ifeatures’ scheme, (Matador/BBC Films) and premiered at Raindance in 2011. In 2016 Lucy directed her first short film which she also wrote, SOUL SONG, which was funded by Creative England. She is slated to direct her full length horror feature FEEL THE LOVE, (Early Day Films).
Recent commissions for Television include: episodes for TIN STAR (Kudos/Sky), LUCKY MAN (Carnival/Sky), AD (NBC Universal) for the second season (not greenlit), THE MUSKETEERS (BBC), SPOTLESS (Tandem TV/Canal +) FRANKIE (BBC), BEING HUMAN (BBC). She has a slate of original projects she is developing with independent production companies including REVOLTING GIRLS for Chrysalis/Sky (pilot script commissioned) and WONDERFUL LIFE for Two Halves Pictures (script commissioned).
Recent commissions for Radio include 1 x 90′ standalone adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s NORSE MYTHOLOGY for broadcast Christmas 2018. Also, adaptations of NIGHTS AT THE CIRCUS by Angela Carter; BOY and GOING SOLO, from Roald Dahl’s memoirs; THE MASTER AND MARGARITA by Mikhail Bulgakov (Winner of BBC ‘Best Audio Drama (Adapted) 2015); FRANKENSTEIN. Original commissions include: Norse epic GUDRUN x 6 series; LIGHTS, CAMERA, KIDNAP! based on a true story about Kim Jong Il; and the supernatural drama series HALFWAY HERE.
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