Call number
DVD-TV 46C
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Series
Publication
IMAGE ENTERTAINMENT (2000)
Description
An epic tale of ambition, debauchery, and intrigue, the Emmy-winning BBC series is one of the most popular and acclaimed dramas in Masterpiece Theatre history. Based on the novels by Robert Graves, spanning the history of the Roman Empire from Augustus to Nero. Episodes include: A Touch of Murder, Waiting in the Wings, What Shall We Do About Claudius?, Poison is Queen, Some Justice, plus extended versions of episodes one and two, and bonus features.
User reviews
LibraryThing member unclebob53703
I stopped watching Masterpiece Theater a couple decades ago, so this is still the best thing I've ever seen on it. Great acting, great story, and enough intrigue, back-stabbing and sexual escapades to fill five soap operas. I painstakingly taped it off of television over a three month period and
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haven't been quite able to part with those tapes, even though I have the DVD. First watched it in college, and none of us could wait for it from one week to the next. The books are also good, though the second one spends way too much time on Herrod for my taste. Show Less
LibraryThing member jgcorrea
As of 2024 knighted actor Jacobi has accomplished:
Gosford Park - Hamlet - Dead Again - Henry V - The Odessa File - Gladiator The Kings Speech - Day of the Jackal - Little Dorrit - The Borgias; and above all, ¨I Claudius¨
Gosford Park - Hamlet - Dead Again - Henry V - The Odessa File - Gladiator The Kings Speech - Day of the Jackal - Little Dorrit - The Borgias; and above all, ¨I Claudius¨
UPC
001438191872