{"id":94135,"date":"2025-08-26T14:37:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T14:37:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/94135\/"},"modified":"2025-08-26T14:37:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T14:37:10","slug":"bbc-king-and-conquerer-hit-with-complaints-as-angry-viewers-switch-off-within-minutes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/94135\/","title":{"rendered":"BBC King and Conquerer hit with complaints as angry viewers ‘switch off within minutes’"},"content":{"rendered":"

BBC One’s King and Conqueror has returned for a second episode – but fans were left fuming just minutes into the latest instalmentGemma Jones and Abbie Bray<\/a> Deputy Editor for Screen Time<\/p>\n

08:56, 26 Aug 2025<\/p>\n

Another episode of King and Conqueror aired on BBC One on Monday evening – but within minutes, viewers had reached their limit.<\/p>\n

The hefty eight-part series chronicles the lengthy build-up to the Battle of Hastings. It stars James Norton and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as feuding monarchs Harold Godwinson and William of Normandy.<\/p>\n

The fresh drama witnesses the two nobles encounter each other for the first time at King Edward’s coronation in England, where Harold’s cautions about betrayal fall on deaf ears.<\/p>\n

Tonight’s 45-minute instalment witnessed William and Harold each confront serious threats that put their loved ones at risk.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, sanctuary in Flanders provided hope for new mum Matilda, whilst vindictive Lady Emma pursued the Godwins relentlessly, reports the Express<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"KingBBC dropped a second episode on Tuesday(Image: BBC)<\/p>\n

While the programme featured numerous dramatic moments that gripped some viewers, other audiences were far from impressed and slammed the BBC<\/a> for the second consecutive evening.<\/p>\n

One fan announced they wouldn’t be tuning in, mere minutes after the show began.<\/p>\n

Taking to X (formerly Twitter<\/a>), they boldly rejected the BBC as they posted: “I’m not going to watch the second episode of @BBCOne #KingAndConqueror I’m going to go back in time with @Channel4 and #Gogglebox 2022… way better..”<\/p>\n

Another viewer agreed: “The first five minutes were terrible. I lasted 15 minutes in total. I will not even be watching this for entertainment. #kingandconqueror.”<\/p>\n

\"JamesHappy Valley star James Norton became competitive on the set of his new drama(Image: BBC)<\/p>\n

One disgruntled viewer vented their frustration over the BBC licence fee, stating that those who pay had been “let down”.<\/p>\n

The irate social media user wrote: “The BBC have let themselves, the license payer, but most of all, history down. ‘King and Conquerer’ is a magnificent mess. The story writes itself. Risible, ruses not necessary. They should be sent to the corner to think about what they’ve done!”<\/p>\n

Despite the backlash, not all fans were disappointed by the new James Norton drama as one fan praised: “And just like that, I\u2019m invested #KingAndConqueror.”<\/p>\n

King and Conqueror broadcasts on BBC<\/a> One at 9pm and can be watched on BBC iPlayer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"BBC One’s King and Conqueror has returned for a second episode – but fans were left fuming just…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":94136,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[46726,9453,1633,96,3954,19401,46728,46727,391,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-94135","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-battle-of-hastings","tag-bbc1","tag-channel-4","tag-entertainment","tag-gogglebox","tag-james-norton","tag-king-edward","tag-nikolaj-coster-waldau","tag-tv","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94135","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=94135"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94135\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/94136"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=94135"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=94135"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=94135"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}