The Caesars (TV series)

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 dramatic territory similar to that of 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.

The Caesars
The Caesars DVD release.
GenreDrama
Written byPhilip Mackie
Directed byDerek Bennett
StarringFreddie Jones
Caroline Blakiston
William Corderoy
André Morell
ComposerDerek Hilton
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes6
Production
ProducerPhilip Mackie
Running time55 minutes
Production companyGranada Television
Original release
NetworkITV
Release22 September (1968-09-22) –
27 October 1968 (1968-10-27)

Major cast

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The major cast included:

Episode list

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All six episodes were written by Philip Mackie and directed by Derek Bennett.

Episode # Title Original airdate
1"Augustus"22 September 1968 (1968-09-22)
2"Germanicus"29 September 1968 (1968-09-29)
3"Tiberius"6 October 1968 (1968-10-06)
4"Sejanus"13 October 1968 (1968-10-13)
5"Caligula"20 October 1968 (1968-10-20)
6"Claudius"27 October 1968 (1968-10-27)

DVD release

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The Caesars was released on DVD (Region 2, UK) by Network in April 2006.

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