I, Claudius

Let all the poisons that lurk in the mud hatch out.

• Drama
• War & Politics

Acclaimed blackly comic historical drama series. Set amidst a web of power, corruption and lies, it chronicles the reigns of the Roman emperors - Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula and finally Claudius.

Created by

Martin Lisemore, Herbert Wise, Jack Pulman

First aired

20 September 1976

Network

BBC Two