I, Claudius - Season 1 - Eps 1: A Touch of Murder
Livia, the scheming wife of Augustus, seeks to disinherit her husband's grand-children in favour of her own son Tiberius.
About I, Claudius

Title: I, Claudius
First Air Date: 1976-09-20
Last Air Date: 1976-12-06
Status: Ended
Rating: 7.8/10 (from 116 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 2
Total Episodes: 12
Network: BBC Two
Genres: Drama, War & Politics
Production Companies: London Films Productions, BBC
Synopsis
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.
Cast

Derek Jacobi
Claudius

Siân Phillips
Livia Drusilla

Margaret Tyzack
Antonia

Brian Blessed
Augustus

James Faulkner
Herod Agrippa

Fiona Walker
Agrippina

Kevin McNally
Castor

Bernard Hepton
Pallas

Sheila White
Messalina

John Cater
Narcissus