A caustic and often funny romp set 24 BC during the reign of Augustus Caesar, Rome's first emperor, and ending in AD 54 with Nero on the throne. Claudius (Jacobi) is Tiberius Claudius Nero Germanicus, grandson of Mark Antony, who bears witness to the ruthless ambition, shocking debauchery and murderous intrigue of his remarkable family. For the most part he escapes their evil scheming by virtue of a stutter and limp that mark him as a fool. A remarkable, ground-breaking series, with towering per
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I CLAUDIUS SPECIAL FEATURES (1991)
Certification15 Our Rating
If you're reading this then congratulations you have probably just finished watching one of the best dramas the BBC have ever produced. On this disc, a real treat, a 70 minute documentary "The Epic That Never Was" narrated by Dirk Bogarde which tells the story of a Charles Laughton and Merle Oberon version of I Claudius. Although the film was never completed there are some sizable scenes on offer. Also on this disc is "I Claudius- A Television Epic" featuring interviews with the cast and directo
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THE NATIVITY STORY (2005)
CertificationPG Our Rating
A big budget dramatisation of the birth of Christ that focuses on the arduous journey of his pregnant mother and her husband to the Bethlehem innkeeper's legendary stables. Virgin birth!!! Pull the other one Mary. Admirably made - aimed at 'believers'.
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