The Worst Episodes of I, Claudius

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   8.2/10(617 votes)

   #1 - A Touch of Murder

   S1:E19/20/1976

   Livia, the scheming wife of Augustus, seeks to disinherit her husband's grand-children in favour of her own son Tiberius.

   Director:Herbert Wise

   Writer:Jack Pulman

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   8.3/10(461 votes)

   #2 - Waiting in the Wings

   S1:E29/27/1976

   Livia, wife of Emperor Augustus plots against his daughter Julia and manages to convince him to bring her son Tiberius back from exile.

   Director:Herbert Wise

   Writer:Jack Pulman

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   8.3/10(458 votes)

   #3 - Queen of Heaven

   S1:E610/25/1976

   Germanicus has been murdered in Antioch and his wife Agrippina is convinced Tiberius ordered the killing. Livia has discovered that Caligula helped to poison his father. While Tiberius's perversions have become notorious, his right-hand man Sejanus, commander of the Praetorian Guard, gathers more power for himself, including a marriage alliance with Claudius.

   Director:Herbert Wise

   Writer:Jack Pulman

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   8.4/10(486 votes)

   #4 - What Shall We Do About Claudius?

   S1:E310/4/1976

   Livia has engineered the downfall of Julia, who has been banished. Tiberius is recalled to Rome and is joint heir with Postumus. Poor stumbling, stuttering Claudius finds a friend in Herod, king of the Jews.

   Director:Herbert Wise

   Writer:Jack Pulman

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   8.4/10(475 votes)

   #5 - Poison is Queen

   S1:E410/11/1976

   The Imperial Army on the Rhine has been wiped out and Tiberius sent to avenge the defeat, followed later by Germanicus. Livia has discredited Postumus, who has been banished. Augustus has been feeling unwell, but is avoiding suspicions of poisoning by eating figs from his own garden.

   Director:Herbert Wise

   Writer:Jack Pulman

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   8.5/10(432 votes)

   #6 - A God in Colchester

   S1:E1111/29/1976

   Claudius has ruled wisely for a year with the support of Messalina, whom he deeply loves. Convinced of her devotion, he is totally unaware that she is deceiving him.

   Director:Herbert Wise

   Writer:Jack Pulman

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   8.6/10(473 votes)

   #7 - Reign of Terror

   S1:E711/1/1976

   With Tiberius retired to Capri, Sejanus plans to tighten his grip on Rome and divorces his wife so he can marry Livilla. But he also has powerful enemies and his attempts to consolidate power set in motion a bloody chain of events.

   Director:Herbert Wise

   Writer:Jack Pulman

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   8.6/10(430 votes)

   #8 - Old King Log

   S1:E1212/6/1976

   Almost at the end of his family history, Claudius' thoughts turn to the future of Rome.

   Director:Herbert Wise

   Writer:Jack Pulman

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   8.7/10(459 votes)

   #9 - Hail Who?

   S1:E911/15/1976

   Caligula's erratic behaviour continues, as he makes his horse a senator and turns the palace into a brothel. Many in the Praetorian Guard grow to realise that their ruler is insane and, fearing the collapse of Rome itself, believe that something needs to be done.

   Director:Herbert Wise

   Writer:Jack Pulman

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    8.8/10(483 votes)

    #10 - Some Justice

    S1:E510/18/1976

    As Augustus learned of Livia's plot against Postumus, she took action which resulted in Tiberius becoming emperor. The situation in the East now threatens Tiberius's position.

    Director:Herbert Wise

    Writer:Jack Pulman

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    8.8/10(470 votes)

    #11 - Zeus, By Jove!

    S1:E811/8/1976

    Claudius has high hopes of a return to a Republic when Caligula insanely proclaims himself a god and his sister a goddess... but Rome officially accepts his divinity.

    Director:Herbert Wise

    Writer:Jack Pulman

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    8.8/10(466 votes)

    #12 - Fool's Luck

    S1:E1011/22/1976

    Claudius is happily married, while the mad Caligula has been assassinated. To his astonishment, Claudius has been proclaimed emperor by the Praetorian Guard.

    Director:Herbert Wise

    Writer:Jack Pulman

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