The Cleopatras

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The Cleopatras is a British television series produced by the BBC in 1983.

The eight-part serial was a historical drama set in ancient Egypt and charted the ruling dynasty of the Cleopatras. Intended to be the I, Claudius of the 1980s, The Cleopatras met with a decidedly mixed critical reaction.

The production was written by Philip Mackie, directed by John Frankau and produced by Guy Slater.

[edit] Cast

The Cleopatras
Cleopatra I/Cleopatra VII	Michelle Newell
Cleopatra II	Elizabeth Shepherd
Cleopatra Thea	Caroline Mortimer
Cleopatra Selene	Prue Clarke
Cleopatra IV	Sue Holderness
Cleopatra Berenike	Pauline Moran
Cleopatra Tryphaena	Amanda Boxer
Other characters
PotBelly	Richard Griffiths
Julius Caesar	Robert Hardy
Mark Antony	Christopher Neame
Chickpea	David Horovitch
Demetrius	Stephen Greif
Ptolemy XIV	Daniel Beales
Grypus	James Aubrey
Servant	Jonathan Adam-Baker
Roman Soldier	Martin Anthony
Octavia	Karen Archer
Sophron	John Arnatt
Dancer	Maureen Bacchus
Flautist	Adam Bareham
Servant / Soldier	Richard Bates
Irene	Lois Baxter
Ptolemy XIV	Lauren Beales
Philocles	John Bennett
Citizen	Hugh Beverton
Rufinius	Trevor Bowen
Demetrius	Roger Brierley
Dancer	Tony Britts
Ventidus	David Buck
Officer	Trevor Butler
Gnaeus Pompey	Phillip Cade
Guard Commander	Burt Caesar
Eupator	Gary Carp
Canidius	Anthony Carrick
Servant-in-charge	Patrick Carter
Messenger	P. J. Cassell
Achillas	Tony Caunter
Perigenes	Geoffrey Chater
Theodotus	Graham Crowden
Roman Matron	Jennifer Croxton
High Priest	Richard Cubison
Officer	Roger Davenport
Timotheus	Anthony Dawes
Henchman	Derek Deadman
Diomedes	Peter Dennis
Roman soldier	Fraser Downie
Flavius	Keith Drinkel
Ammonius	Frank Duncan
Amyntas	Paul Easom
Appollodorus	Graham Faulkner
Dancer	Anthea Ferrell
Roman Matron	Rosemary Frankau
Octavian	Rupert Frazer
Butler	Derek Fuke
Official	Jeffrey Gardiner
Sergeant	Michael Gardiner
Posidonius	Frank Gatliff
Seleucus	Nicholas Geake
Arsinoe	Francesca Gonshaw
Servant/ Soldier	Gavin Harding
Iras	Carol Harrison
Roman Matron	Phyllida Hewat
Achoreus	Arthur Hewlett
Seleucus	Colin Higgins
Messenger	David Hobbs
Thermus	Charles Hodgson
Counsellor	Owen Holder
Munatius Plancus	John Hughes
Captain	Michael Hughes
Dancer	Mark Hutchinson
Maid	Seeta Indrani
Cato	Godfrey James
Dancer	Fiona Janesmith
Candius	Michael Jayes
Dancer	Dinah Jones
Guard	Ray Jones
Onias	Harold Kasket
Handmaiden	Sherril Keller
Pot Belly's daughter	Natasha Knight
Roman Matron	Freda Knorr
Counsellor	Stephen Lawrence
Mardan	Nigel Lea-Jones
Mob leader	Tony London
Ahenobarbus	Matthew Long
Executioner	Ian Longmur
Alexander Zebinas	Donald MacIver
Dancer	Louis Mainguard
Athenaeus	Phillip Manikum
Criton	Jack May
Dancer	Louisa McAlpine
Dancer	Wayne McGregor
Alexandwe	Ian McNeice
Fire-eater	Douglas McNichol
Servant	Jonathan Milton
Quintus Dellius	John Moffatt
Mob leader	Vernon Nesbeth
Juggler	Garry Noakes
Officer	Vincent Osborne
Marsyas	Tony Osoba
Fonteius Capito	Roger Ostime
Aristrachus	Brian Oulton
General Chaeteas	Morris Perry
Lucullus	Donald Pickering
Lycon	Nigel Plaskitt
Soldier	Tony Portacio
Archelaus	Graham Pountney
Alexander the Younger	David Purcell
Memmius	Roy Purcell
Geminius	Martyn Read
Pothinius	John Ringham
Hermes	David Rowlands
Pythagoras	John Savident
Cyzicenus	Granville Saxton
Ptolemy	Graham Seed
Mob leader	Errol Shaker
Sergeant	Barrie Smith
Memphites	Sadik Soussi
Dancer	Helen Sparks
Dancer	Monique Starr
Dancer	Michael Sundin
Charmian	Shirin Taylor
Mob leader	David Telfer
Sextus	Patrick Troughton
Nursemaid	Marcia Tucker
Dancer	Norma Vee
Dion	Ewart James Walters
Roman Senator	George Waring
Gabinius	Moray Watson
Bolis	Arthur White
Scipio Africanus	Geoffrey Whitehead
Cicero	Manning Wilson
Slave	Andre Winterton
Handmaiden	Rita Wolf