I Claudius – Complete BBC Series (5 Disc Box Set) [1976] [DVD]

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This box set features the series as originally broadcast–13 episodes of circa 50mins each.

I, Claudius is a 1976 BBC Television adaptation of Robert Graves’ I, Claudius and Claudius the God. Written by Jack Pulman, it proved one of the corporation’s most successful drama serials of all time. It starred Derek Jacobi as Claudius, with Siân Phillips, Brian Blessed, John Hurt, and Patrick Stewart.

I, Claudius follows the history of Rome, narrated by the elderly Claudius, from the death of Marcellus, nephew and son-in-law of Augustus, in the first episode to Claudius’ own death in the last. The series opens with Augustus, the emperor of Rome, attempting to find an heir, and his wife Livia plotting to elevate her own son Tiberius to this position. The plotting and double-crossing continue for many decades, through the conspiracy of Sejanus and the rule of the lunatic emperor Caligula, culminating in Claudius’ seemingly accidental rise to power.

Special Features
• 70-minute documentary about the TV show
• 70-minute documentary about an abandoned 1937 film version
• 4 and a half minutes of alternative scenes

Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
Rated ‏ : ‎ Suitable for 15 years and over
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 13.5 x 1.5 x 19 cm; 380 Grams
Manufacturer reference ‏ : ‎ 5051561026874
Media Format ‏ : ‎ PAL
Run time ‏ : ‎ 10 hours and 48 minutes
Release date ‏ : ‎ 30 Sept. 2002
Actors ‏ : ‎ Derek Jacobi, Siân Phillips, Brian Blessed, George Baker, John Hurt
Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ English
Studio ‏ : ‎ 2 Entertain
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B001HSO4EM
Country of origin ‏ : ‎ Czech Republic
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 5

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