Krod Mandoon And The Flaming Sword Of Fire is a groundbreaking action-comedy starring Sean Maguire (Meet The Spartans, Dangerfield, EastEnders) and Matt Lucas (Little Britain). In the darkest days of the Meconian Empire, tyranny reigned throughout the land, until a glimmer of hope arrived – the son of a blacksmith and a stay-at-home mum, a man of unwavering determination: Krod Mandoon (Maguire), the last great hope in the struggle against the evil ruler, Chancellor Dongalor (Lucas).

To help fight the great fight, Krod has assembled a band of remarkably ineffectual freedom fighters: Aneka, the beautiful Pagan warrioress whose weapon of choice is sex; Loquasto, the oafish servant with bad aim; Zezelryck, the young warlock whose greatest magical gift is spinning a line; and Bruce, the bereaved lover of Krod’s late mentor. Together, they must overcome myriad evil obstacles in their quest to save the world, including name calling, hired assassins and bad-hair days.

In the first episode, Krod and the gang go on a mission to rescue General Arcadius, Krod’s mentor and the leader of the resistance against the evil Meconian Empire. Dongalor reveals that he is in possession of the ultimate weapon of mass destruction, the Eye of Gulga Grymna.

Krod learns that he is “the Golden One”, the central figure in a prophecy that foretells the destruction of the Empire. Dongalor is smitten with a peasant girl and discovers he needs to add a significant piece to the Eye before it can become fully operational.

Krod is played by Sean Maguire, Dongalor by Matt Lucas, Aneka by India de Beaufort, Loquasto by Steve Speirs, Zezelryck by Kevin Hart and Bruce by Marques Ray.

Thursday 11 June
9.00-10.00pm BBC TWO