I, Claudius (1976)
Plot.
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.
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Currently I, Claudius is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Acorn TV, AcornTV Amazon Channel, Hoopla, Spectrum On Demand, Acorn TV Apple TV
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Cast & Crew.
Derek Jacobi
Claudius
Patrick Stewart
Sejanus
Christopher Biggins
Nero
Wilfred Josephs
Original Music Composer
Robert Graves
Original Story / Novel / Novel / Original Story
Tim Harvey
Production Design
Barbara Kronig
Costume Design
Martin Lisemore
Producer
Herbert Wise
Director
Jack Pulman
Writer
Ian Ogilvy
Drusus
John Paul
Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa
Fiona Walker
Agrippina
John Rhys-Davies
Naevius Sutorius Macro
James Faulkner
Herod Agrippa
Sheila White
Messalina
Brian Blessed
Augustus
Frances White
Julia
Kevin McNally
Castor
Margaret Tyzack
Antonia
Siân Phillips
Livia Drusilla / Livia Drusilla / Livia
George Baker
Tiberius
John Cater
Narcissus
David Robb
Germanicus
John Hurt
Caligula
Bernard Hepton
Pallas
Patricia Quinn
Livilla
John Castle
Postumus
Christopher Guard
Marcellus
Bernard Hill
Gratus
John Burgess
Julia's Lover
Robert Craig-Morgan
Caligula (Young)
Bruce Purchase
Aubrey Richards
Richard Hunter
Richard Aylen
Simon MacCorkindale
Stratford Johns
Guy Siner
Norman Rossington
Geoffrey Hinsliff
Souad Faress
Stuart Wilson
Tony Haygarth
Esmond Knight
George Pravda
Patsy Byrne
Sally Bazely
Media.
Details.
Release DateSeptember 20, 1976
StatusEnded
Seasons1
Episodes12
Running Time55m
Content RatingTV-14
Genres
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This TV Show Is About.
epic
roman empire
emperor
manipulation
dark comedy
ambition
ancient rome
murder
betrayal
miniseries
period drama
historical
political intrigue
tyranny
costume drama
based on novel or book
1st century
caligula
rome italy
nero
Miniseries
Wiki.
I, Claudius (stylised as I·CLAVDIVS) is a 1976 BBC Television adaptation of Robert Graves' 1934 novel I, Claudius and its 1935 sequel Claudius the God. Written by Jack Pulman, it stars Derek Jacobi as Claudius, with Siân Phillips, Brian Blessed, George Baker, Margaret Tyzack, John Hurt, Patricia Quinn, Ian Ogilvy, Kevin McNally, Patrick Stewart and John Rhys-Davies. The series covers the history of the early Roman Empire, told from the perspective of the elderly Emperor Claudius who narrates the series.
Among many other productions and adaptations, Graves' Claudius novels have also been adapted for BBC Radio 4 broadcast (2010) and for the stage (1972).
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