I, Claudius
Poison is Queen
Season 1, Episode 5 · Aired 1976-10-11
Synopsis
The Imperial Army on the Rhine has been wiped out and Tiberius sent to avenge the defeat.
In the series
This episode is part of I, Claudius (1976) on BBC / PBS.
Poison, incest, and imperial gossip — Rome as the nastiest prestige soap.
Key cast
- Derek Jacobi as Claudius
- Siân Phillips as Livia
- John Hurt as Caligula
- Brian Blessed as Augustus
- Patrick Stewart as Sejanus