The Caesars (1968)
- Directed by
- Derek Bennett
- Genre
- drama television series
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Length
- 1 season, 6 episodes
- Rated
- 15
- Rating
- 8.0 of 10 from 6 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This black and white British series follows the lives of the early Roman emperors. It focuses on the political and personal motivations of figures like Tiberius and Claudius, offering a more restrained and less sensational take on their stories.
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What happens
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 dramatic territory similar to that of 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 show is credited with propelling the international career of actor Freddie Jones who played Emperor Claudius. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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