Summary Claudius accepts the crown and spares all the conspirators except Cassius for killing Caligula's wife and family. He also deifies Livia. Messalina, having borne him children, persuades him to let her rule alongside him and brings in senator Silanus as an aide, Silanus marrying Domitia, Messalina's mother. However Messalina attempts to seduce Silanus, leading him to try and kill Claudius, for which he is executed. Not for nothing has Claudius's friend Herod Agrippa warned him to trust nobody.
Directed : Unknown
Written : Unknown
Stars : Derek Jacobi George Baker Margaret Tyzack Siân Phillips
Genres : Drama History Biography
Release date : Nov 21, 1976
Countries of origin : United Kingdom
Language : English German
Production companies : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) London Film Productions
Summary Claudius accepts the crown and spares all the conspirators except Cassius for killing Caligula's wife and family. He also deifies Livia. Messalina, having borne him children, persuades him to let her rule alongside him and brings in senator Silanus as an aide, Silanus marrying Domitia, Messalina's mother. However Messalina attempts to seduce Silanus, leading him to try and kill Claudius, for which he is executed. Not for nothing has Claudius's friend Herod Agrippa warned him to trust nobody.
Genres : Drama History Biography
Release date : Nov 21, 1976
Countries of origin : United Kingdom
Language : English German
Production companies : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) London Film Productions
