Claudia Winkleman stars in Bayeux Tapestry trailer as new wave of tickets announced

Claudia Winkleman stars as an employee of the British Museum - (PA)

TV presenter Claudia Winkleman plays a British Museum employee in a new trailer for the Bayeux Tapestry exhibition, as further tickets are released for the event.

Depicting the Norman Conquest in linen embroidery, the 70-metre-long (229ft) tapestry arrived from France in July, returning to the UK for the first time in roughly 960 years.

The display runs from September to July next year at the London site, where around 7.5 million people are expected to attend. Passes are presently sold out until December.

Alongside the action-packed promo fronted by Winkleman, the British Museum confirmed extra tickets covering visits from January to March will go on sale in October.

In the trailer, Winkleman is seen rushing around the British Museum, moving through its popular galleries and exhibitions (PA)

The Traitors host Winkleman, who is a trustee of the museum, said: “It was an honour to be part of this excellent film.

“We’re so excited about the Bayeux Tapestry coming to the British Museum and for everyone to see the exhibit.”

The award-winning presenter features in the trailer as a new security employee who is faced with the 1066 Norman invasion and Battle of Hastings as the tapestry is brought to life.

The short film, produced in collaboration with Spacebar, features more than 30 historical re-enactors from across the country as it combines live action and visual effects to tell a tale inspired by the tapestry.

Winkleman is seen rushing around the British Museum, moving through its popular galleries and exhibitions while passing some of its recognisable objects as she tries to restore order and control the soldiers.

The video ends with Winkleman fleeing the scene as the two armies meet face-to-face in the great court of the museum for a dramatic confrontation.

Winkleman, who is a trustee of the museum, said it was an honour to be part of the film (PA)

“Get closer to the Bayeux Tapestry at the British Museum,” text on screen reads.

The tapestry has been on display at the Bayeux Tapestry Museum in Bayeux in Normandy since 1983 and will return there when the museum reopens after renovation.

It will be displayed at the British Museum in Room 30, the Sainsbury Exhibitions Gallery, marking its return to the UK for the first time in almost a millennium.

When general admission tickets went on sale last month, the museum recorded the single biggest day of ticket sales in its history, generating more than £2.4 million in sales in the first 24 hours.

The next wave of public tickets for The Bayeux Tapestry will go on sale on October 21 at 10am, and further tickets covering the final months of the exhibition will be released at a later date.