I, Claudius
Miniseries
197612 episodes
Set amidst a web of power, corruption and lies, it chronicles the reigns of the Roman emperors - Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula and finally Claudius.
Episode 1
A Touch of Murder
Sep 20, 19761h 30m
TMDB rating 6.5TMDB
Livia, the scheming wife of Augustus, seeks to disinherit her husband's grand-children in favour of her own son Tiberius.
Episode 2
Waiting in the Wings
Sep 27, 197655m
TMDB rating 6.4TMDB
Livia, wife of Emperor Augustus plots against his daughter Julia and manages to convince him to bring her son Tiberius back from exile.
Episode 3
What Shall We Do About Claudius?
Oct 4, 197655m
TMDB rating 6.3TMDB
Livia has engineered the downfall of Julia, who has been banished. Tiberius is recalled to Rome and is joint heir with Postumus. Poor stumbling, stuttering Claudius finds a friend in Herod, king of the Jews.
Episode 4
Poison is Queen
Oct 11, 197655m
TMDB rating 7.6TMDB
The Imperial Army on the Rhine has been wiped out and Tiberius sent to avenge the defeat, followed later by Germanicus. Livia has discredited Postumus, who has been banished. Augustus has been feeling unwell, but is avoiding suspicions of poisoning by eating figs from his own garden.
Episode 5
Some Justice
Oct 18, 197655m
TMDB rating 7.7TMDB
As Augustus learned of Livia's plot against Postumus, she took action which resulted in Tiberius becoming emperor. The situation in the East now threatens Tiberius's position.
Episode 6
Queen of Heaven
Oct 25, 197655m
TMDB rating 6.3TMDB
Germanicus has been murdered in Antioch and his wife Agrippina is convinced Tiberius ordered the killing. Livia has discovered that Caligula helped to poison his father. While Tiberius's perversions have become notorious, his right-hand man Sejanus, commander of the Praetorian Guard, gathers more power for himself, including a marriage alliance with Claudius.
Episode 7
Reign of Terror
Nov 1, 197655m
TMDB rating 6.3TMDB
With Tiberius retired to Capri, Sejanus plans to tighten his grip on Rome and divorces his wife so he can marry Livilla. But he also has powerful enemies and his attempts to consolidate power set in motion a bloody chain of events.
Episode 8
Zeus, By Jove!
Nov 8, 197655m
TMDB rating 6.4TMDB
Claudius has high hopes of a return to a Republic when Caligula insanely proclaims himself a god and his sister a goddess... but Rome officially accepts his divinity.
Episode 9
Hail Who?
Nov 15, 197655m
TMDB rating 6.3TMDB
Caligula's erratic behaviour continues, as he makes his horse a senator and turns the palace into a brothel. Many in the Praetorian Guard grow to realise that their ruler is insane and, fearing the collapse of Rome itself, believe that something needs to be done.
Episode 10
Fool's Luck
Nov 22, 197655m
TMDB rating 6.3TMDB
Claudius is happily married, while the mad Caligula has been assassinated. To his astonishment, Claudius has been proclaimed emperor by the Praetorian Guard.
Episode 11
A God in Colchester
Nov 29, 197655m
TMDB rating 6.2TMDB
Claudius has ruled wisely for a year with the support of Messalina, whom he deeply loves. Convinced of her devotion, he is totally unaware that she is deceiving him.
Episode 12
Old King Log
Dec 6, 197655m
TMDB rating 6.4TMDB
Almost at the end of his family history, Claudius' thoughts turn to the future of Rome.