I, Claudius - 1 - A Touch of Murder

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I, Claudius is a 1976 BBC Television adaptation of Robert Graves' I, Claudius and Claudius the God. Written by Jack Pulman, it was one of the corporation's most successful drama serials of all time.
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I, Claudius - 1 - A Touch of Murder
Rome, AD 54. Knowing that he will soon be assassinated, the Roman Emperor Claudius begins a secret history of his family, planning for it to be found long after he is dead. He begins his tale seventy years earlier, in 24 BC, as the newly-cemented Emperor Augustus begins to favour his son-in-law Marcellus over his old friend and ally Agrippa.

Cast:
Derek Jacobi – Claudius
Siân Phillips – Livia
Brian Blessed – Augustus
George Baker – Tiberius

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