I, Claudius. Episode 8 of 12. Zeus, by Jove!

First broadcast 8th November 1976.

Antonia and Claudius warned Tiberius of the ambitions of Sejanus and Livilla. In dealing with the crisis, Tiberius adopted Caligula as his heir.

Claudius: Derek Jacobi
Tiberius, Emperor of Rome: George Baker
Macro: John Rhys-Davies
Caligula: John Hurt
Senator: Lockwood West
Slave: Alan Tucker
Gemellus, Caligula's cousin: Douglas Melbourne
Herod: James Faulkner
Antonia, Claudius's mother: Margaret Tyzack
Drusilla Caligula's sister: Beth Morris
Lentulus: Jon Laurimore
Stone mason: Arthur Whybrow
Briseis: Anne Dyson