King & Conqueror stars James Norton and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau are opening up about shooting one of the show’s most talked-about scenes.

The new BBC drama reimagines the events leading up to the Battle Of Hastings in 1066 by exploring the friendship between Harold II and William The Conqueror before they became political adversaries.

In one famous scene from the show, the two men are seen bathing next to one another, before a dramatic fight sequence breaks out when an assassin arrives.

Speaking to HuffPost UK before the series’ debut, James and Nikolaj shared some of the difficulties presented to the production team by the scene.

“The challenge for the production team was to make sure the water was warm because there was no hot water source, so they kept having to top it up,” J

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