7.2 /10 1 Votes
6.1/10 TV Written by Philip Mackie Composer(s) Derek Hilton First episode date 22 September 1968 Network ITV Number of episodes 6 | 8.2/10 IMDb Genre Drama Directed by Derek Bennett Country of origin UK Final episode date 27 October 1968 Number of seasons 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Starring Freddie Jones
Caroline Blakiston
William Corderoy
André Morell Cast Freddie Jones, André Morell, Caroline Blakiston Similar I - Claudius, The Cleopatras, The Devil's Crown, The Ghosts of Motley Hall, Charters and Caldicott | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 similar dramatic territory to 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.
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Major cast
The major cast included:
Connections to I, Claudius
The Caesars features several actors who later appeared in I, Claudius. Kevin Stoney played the astrologer Thrasyllus of Mendes in both productions. Donald Eccles (Nerva) played Gaius Asinius Pollio in I, Claudius and John Paul (Cassius Chaerea) went on to portray Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa in the later production.
DVD release
The Caesars was released on DVD (Region 2, UK) by Network in April 2006.