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absolutely superb moreCast
(Series Cast Summary - 7 of 15) | Freddie Jones | ... | Claudius (5 episodes, 1968) |
| Caroline Blakiston | ... | Agrippina (4 episodes, 1968) |
| William Corderoy | ... | Drusus (4 episodes, 1968) |
| André Morell | ... | Tiberius (4 episodes, 1968) |
| Ralph Bates | ... | Caligula (3 episodes, 1968) |
| Suzan Farmer | ... | Livilla (3 episodes, 1968) |
| Barrie Ingham | ... | Sejanus (3 episodes, 1968) |
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I rarely give any production 10 out of 10 but this series, made in black and white in the 1960s, believed lost for many years, deserves it. 'The Caesars' focuses mainly on the reigns of two Roman Emperors, Tiberius (Andre Morell) and Caligula (Ralph Bates), although it touches on others along the way (Claudius, an excellent performance of someone playing the fool for survival from Freddie Jones; a regal Augustus; a vain Sejanus; and a foolish Germanicus) to make up the six episodes. Female characters also register strongly, with performances coming through clearly from the likes of Caroline Blakiston and Nicola Pagett.
A script of power, superlative acting, restrained depiction of reigns of terror (compare this Caligula with the one enacted by Malcolm McDowell in the 1970s film) makes this series still watchable without it having been dated. The end of the episode 'Sejanus' is excellent and extremely moving, and the standard remains high throughout the whole of the series.
Welcome to DVD and well worth watching.