I Claudius
1976 | Drama | UK | Created by Jack Pulman, from Robert Graves
Overview
Robert Graves Rome as BBC soap: Augustus to Claudius, poisonings, marriages, Brian Blessed Caesar booms, Derek Jacobi stuttering into genius, and Sian Phillips as Livia, the most lethal mother on television. Twelve episodes, Baftas, and an American import hit on PBS. The miniseries that made ancient history appointment television. The stutterer who survived them all.
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