The Caesars (TV series)
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The Caesars DVD release.
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| Genre | Drama |
| Written by | Philip Mackie |
| Directed by | Derek Bennett |
| Starring |
Freddie Jones Caroline Blakiston William Corderoy André Morell |
| Composer(s) | Derek Hilton |
| Country of origin | UK |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
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| Producer(s) | Philip Mackie |
| Running time | 55 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Granada Television |
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| Original network | ITV |
| Picture format | Black-and-white 405-line 4:3 |
| Audio format | Mono |
| Original release | 22 September – 27 October 1968 |
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 similar dramatic territory to 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 major cast included:
The Caesars features several actors who later appeared in I, Claudius. Kevin Stoney played the astrologer Thrasyllus of Mendes in both productions. Donald Eccles (Nerva) played Gaius Asinius Pollio in I, Claudius and John Paul (Cassius Chaerea) went on to portray Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa in the later production.
The Caesars was released on DVD (Region 2, UK) by Network in April 2006.
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