I, Claudius

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BBC television drama historical drama television series television series

I, Claudius is a critically acclaimed 1976 BBC television drama series that chronicles the turbulent reigns of the early Roman emperors through the eyes of the stammering, underestimated Emperor Claudius.

Aliases (1)

Britannicus ×1

Statements (58)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	BBC television drama → historical drama television series → television series →
authorOfSourceMaterial	Robert Graves →
awardReceived	BAFTA Television Award for Best Drama Series →
basedOn	Claudius the God → I, Claudius →
character	Agrippina the Younger → Augustus → Caligula NERFINISHED → Livia Drusilla → Messalina → Tiberius → Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus →
composer	Wilfred Josephs →
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom →
creator	Jack Pulman →
criticalReception	critically acclaimed →
director	Herbert Wise →
executiveProducer	Shaun Sutton →
filmingTechnique	studio videotape with some film inserts →
format	serial drama →
genre	costume drama → historical drama →
language	English →
leadActor	Derek Jacobi NERFINISHED →
narrativePerspective	first-person narration by Claudius →
notableFor	depiction of early Roman emperors → performances and writing →
numberOfEpisodes	13 →
numberOfSeasons	1 →
numberOfSeries	1 →
originalChannel	BBC Two →
originallyBroadcastIn	1976 →
originalNetwork	BBC2 →
originalReleaseEnd	1976-12-06 →
originalReleaseStart	1976-09-20 →
portrays	reign of Augustus → reign of Caligula → reign of Claudius → reign of Tiberius →
portraysCharacter	Derek Jacobi as Claudius →
producer	Martin Lisemore →
productionCompany	BBC →
releaseYear	1976 →
runningTimePerEpisode	approximately 50 minutes →
settingPeriod	Roman Empire →
settingTime	1st century AD →
starred	Brian Blessed → Derek Jacobi → George Baker → John Hurt → Margaret Tyzack NERFINISHED → Patrick Stewart → Siân Phillips →
subjectMatter	Julio-Claudian dynasty → Roman imperial politics →
writer	Jack Pulman →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
I, Claudius →	basedOn
Antonia Minor ("Britannicus") →	grandchild
Masterpiece →	hasNotableAdaptation
Derek Jacobi →	notableWork
Livia Drusilla →	portrayedIn