I, Claudius (1976)

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

Cast

Derek Jacobi, Siân Phillips, Margaret Tyzack, Brian Blessed, James Faulkner

Overview

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.