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Series · 1976

I, Claudius

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

Created by Martin LisemoreDerek Jacobi
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20 Sep 1976First aired
1Season
12BBFC rating
7.8TMDB score of 10

The series

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.

Episodes

Season 1 · 12 episodes · 1976

Highest rated this season: episode 5, “Some Justice”, 7.7 out of 10 on TMDB.

  1. Episode 120 Sep 19761h 30m

    A Touch of Murder

    6.5 / 10

    Livia, the scheming wife of Augustus, seeks to disinherit her husband's grand-children in favour of her own son Tiberius.

  2. Episode 227 Sep 197655m

    Waiting in the Wings

    6.4 / 10

    Livia, wife of Emperor Augustus plots against his daughter Julia and manages to convince him to bring her son Tiberius back from exile.

  3. Episode 34 Oct 197655m

    What Shall We Do About Claudius?

    6.3 / 10

    Livia has engineered the downfall of Julia, who has been banished. Tiberius is recalled to Rome and is joint heir with Postumus. Poor stumbling, stuttering Claudius finds a friend in Herod, king of the Jews.

  4. Episode 411 Oct 197655m

    Poison is Queen

    7.6 / 10

    The Imperial Army on the Rhine has been wiped out and Tiberius sent to avenge the defeat, followed later by Germanicus. Livia has discredited Postumus, who has been banished. Augustus has been feeling unwell, but is avoiding suspicions of …

  5. Episode 518 Oct 197655m

    Some Justice

    7.7 / 10

    As Augustus learned of Livia's plot against Postumus, she took action which resulted in Tiberius becoming emperor. The situation in the East now threatens Tiberius's position.

  6. Episode 625 Oct 197655m

    Queen of Heaven

    6.3 / 10

    Germanicus has been murdered in Antioch and his wife Agrippina is convinced Tiberius ordered the killing. Livia has discovered that Caligula helped to poison his father. While Tiberius's perversions have become notorious, his right-hand ma…

  7. Episode 71 Nov 197655m

    Reign of Terror

    6.3 / 10

    With Tiberius retired to Capri, Sejanus plans to tighten his grip on Rome and divorces his wife so he can marry Livilla. But he also has powerful enemies and his attempts to consolidate power set in motion a bloody chain of events.

  8. Episode 88 Nov 197655m

    Zeus, By Jove!

    6.4 / 10

    Claudius has high hopes of a return to a Republic when Caligula insanely proclaims himself a god and his sister a goddess... but Rome officially accepts his divinity.

  9. Episode 915 Nov 197655m

    Hail Who?

    6.3 / 10

    Caligula's erratic behaviour continues, as he makes his horse a senator and turns the palace into a brothel. Many in the Praetorian Guard grow to realise that their ruler is insane and, fearing the collapse of Rome itself, believe that som…

  10. Episode 1022 Nov 197655m

    Fool's Luck

    6.3 / 10

    Claudius is happily married, while the mad Caligula has been assassinated. To his astonishment, Claudius has been proclaimed emperor by the Praetorian Guard.

  11. Episode 1129 Nov 197655m

    A God in Colchester

    6.2 / 10

    Claudius has ruled wisely for a year with the support of Messalina, whom he deeply loves. Convinced of her devotion, he is totally unaware that she is deceiving him.

  12. Episode 126 Dec 197655m

    Old King Log

    6.4 / 10

    Almost at the end of his family history, Claudius' thoughts turn to the future of Rome.

Cast

Derek Jacobi

Derek Jacobi

Claudius
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