"I, Claudius"
premièred on 20 September 1976 on BBC2. It is a television
adaptation of Robert Graves's "I, Claudius" and "Claudius the
God". It was adapted by Jack Pulman and proved to be one of the
most successful drama serials produced by the BBC. A total of 13
episodes were broadcast between 20 September 1976 and 6 December
1976. The series was a breakthrough for various novice actors like
Derek Jacobi (as the stuttering Claudius), John Hurt (as Caligula)
and Patrick Stewart (as Sejanus).
Synopsis
"I, Claudius" follows
the history of Rome, narrated by the elderly Claudius, from the death
of Marcellus, nephew and son-in-law of Augustus, to Claudius' own
death. The series opens with Augustus, the emperor of Rome,
attempting to find an heir, and his wife, Livia, plotting to elevate
her own son Tiberius to this position. The plotting and
double-crossing continue through the conspiracy of Sejanus and the
rule of the lunatic emperor Caligula, culminating in the seemingly
accidental rise to power by Claudius.
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| Derek Jacobi as Claudius |
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| Brian Blessed as Augustus and Siân Phillips as Livia |
- Derek Jacobi as Claudius
- Siân Phillips as Livia
- Brian Blessed as Augustus
- George Baker as Tiberius
- John Hurt as Caligula
- Margaret Tyzack as Antonia
- Ian Ogilvy as Drusus
- Frances White as Julia
- John Paul as Marcus Agrippa
- Christopher Guard as Marcellus
- Kevin McNally as Castor
- Patricia Quinn as Livilla
- David Robb as Germanicus
- Fiona Walker as Agrippina
- John Castle as Postumus
- James Faulkner as Herod Agrippa
- Patrick Stewart as Sejanus
- Stratford Johns as Piso
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| George Baker as Tiberius, John Hurt as Caligula and Derek Jacobi as Claudius |
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| Patrick Stewart as Sejanus |
- BAFTA TV Award for Best Actor: Derek Jacobi (1977)
- BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress: Siân Phillips (1977)
- BAFTA TV Award for Best Design: Tim Harvey (1977)
- Royal Television Society Award for Best Performance: Siân Phillips (1977)
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Art Direction for a Drama Series: Tim Harvey (1978)
"I, Claudius" intro
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