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1968 British TV drama series From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Caesars is a British television series produced by Granada Television for the ITV network in 1968. Made in black-and-white and written and produced by Philip Mackie, it covered dramatic territory similar to that of the later BBC adaptation of I, Claudius, dealing with the lives of the early emperors of Ancient Rome, but differed in its less sensationalist depictions of historical characters and their motives; in particular, the Emperor Tiberius is portrayed much more sympathetically.
The Caesars | |
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Genre | Drama |
Written by | Philip Mackie |
Directed by | Derek Bennett |
Starring | Freddie Jones Caroline Blakiston William Corderoy André Morell |
Composer | Derek Hilton |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 1 |
No. of episodes | 6 |
Production | |
Producer | Philip Mackie |
Running time | 55 minutes |
Production company | Granada Television |
Original release | |
Network | ITV |
Release | 22 September – 27 October 1968 |
The major cast included:
All six episodes were written by Philip Mackie and directed by Derek Bennett.
Episode # | Title | Original airdate |
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1 | "Augustus" | 22 September 1968 |
2 | "Germanicus" | 29 September 1968 |
3 | "Tiberius" | 6 October 1968 |
4 | "Sejanus" | 13 October 1968 |
5 | "Caligula" | 20 October 1968 |
6 | "Claudius" | 27 October 1968 |
The Caesars was released on DVD (Region 2, UK) by Network in April 2006.
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