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I, Claudius
Let all the poisons that lurk in the mud hatch out.
- 12
- TV series
- 1976
- 1 season
- BBC Two
- Drama
- War & Politics
7.8 TMDB worldwide · 144 ratings
Story
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.
About the show
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.
Read more
Among many other productions and adaptations, Graves' Claudius novels have also been adapted for a BBC Radio 4 broadcast (2010) and for the stage (1972).
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Behind the camera
- Created by
- Martin Lisemore, Herbert Wise, Jack Pulman
- Music
- Wilfred Josephs
Seasons
Ended 1976 · 1 season · 12 episodes
