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"Longest queue I've ever seen" - the search for 8,000 Vikings extras begins in Dublin

The TV series is looking for a wide range of people for its next season.

Mar 31st 2015, 1:49 PM 7,032 Views 0 Comments

EARLIER THIS MONTH the production team behind the TV series Vikings put out a call for a serious number of extras; 8,000 to be exact.

And today, the Dublin leg of those auditions has brought a colossal queue to Temple Bar.

End of the biggest queue I've ever seen, wannabe Vikings extras snaking their way through Temple Bar... pic.twitter.com/epeWgQXhG4
— Davin O'Dwyer (@davinodwyer) March 31, 2015

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The MASSIVE queue for the Vikings' extras open call in Temple Bar this morning.... pic.twitter.com/o1FKyxhWXc
— Kate Maria (@KateMariaGlobal) March 31, 2015

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I should really have clarified that pic is only *part* of the massive Vikings queue, I couldn't find either the beginning or end of it!
— Kate Maria (@KateMariaGlobal) March 31, 2015

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Extras co-ordinator Stephen Kirk told DailyEdge.ie that the range of extras they are looking for is “huge”, but clarified that the 8,000 extras will not be required for one scene, but rather over the course of the entire sixteen-episode shoot.

The production team is looking for people from all ethnic backgrounds, guys with long hair and beards, women with natural hair colour and ‘sporty types’.

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"Longest queue I've ever seen" - the search for 8,000 Vikings extras begins in Dublin