I, Claudius. Episode 9 of 12. Hail Who?

First broadcast 15th November 1976.

Claudius had high hopes of a return to a Republic when Caligula insanely proclaimed himself a god and his sister Drusilla, a goddess... but Rome officially accepted his divinity.

Calpurnia: Jo Rowbottom
Claudius: Derek Jacobi
Briseis: Anne Dyson
Sabinus: Bruce Purchase
Diana: Jan Carey
Poppaea: Sally Bazely
Marcus: Norman Eshley
Caesonia, Caligula's wife: Freda Dowie
Young man: Stan McGowan
Iris: Gina Manicom
Caligula, Emperor of Rome: John Hurt
Cassius: Sam Dastor
Asprenas: James Fagan
Senator: Lockwood West
Singer: Robert Bateman
Messalina: Sheila White
Usher: William Bond
Sergeant: Norman Rossington
Gratus: Bernard Hill
German guard: Julian Armstrong