Series

I, Claudius 1976

Created by Martin Lisemore, Herbert Wise, Jack Pulman

  • Drama, War & Politics
  • 55 min episodes
  • 1 season
  • 12 episodes
  • Ended
  • TV-14

Let all the poisons that lurk in the mud hatch out.

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.

DramaWar & Politicsrome, italybased on novel or bookroman empireemperormanipulationambitionancient romebiographymurderbetrayaldark comedyminiseriesBBC Two

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Epic, classical in form, bleak and meticulous.

  • intimateepic
  • classical in formformally daring
  • warmbleak
  • rawmeticulous
  • unpretentiousprestige

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