I, Claudius (1976)
Drama, War & Politics•55m
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Let all the poisons that lurk in the mud hatch out.
Overview
Acclaimed blackly comic historical drama series. Set amidst a web of power, corruption and lies, it chronicles the reigns of the Roman emperors - Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula and finally Claudius.
Series Cast
Derek Jacobi
Claudius
Siân Phillips
Livia Drusilla
Margaret Tyzack
Antonia
Brian Blessed
Augustus
James Faulkner
Herod Agrippa
Fiona Walker
Agrippina
Kevin McNally
Castor
Bernard Hepton
Pallas
Sheila White
Messalina
Last Season
Season 1
1976 | 12 Episodes
Season 1 of I, Claudius premiered on September 20, 1976.
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Facts
StatusEnded
Networks
TypeMiniseries
Original LanguageEnglish
Keywords
- rome, italy
- based on novel or book
- roman empire
- emperor
- manipulation
- ambition
- ancient rome
- biography
- epic
- murder
- betrayal
- dark comedy
- miniseries
- period drama
- historical
- political intrigue
- tyranny
- costume drama
- nero
- 1st century
- caligula