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The Caesars DVD release. |
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| Genre | Drama |
| Written by | Philip Mackie |
| Directed by | Derek Bennett |
| Starring | Freddie Jones Caroline Blakiston William Corderoy André Morell |
| Composer(s) | Derek Hilton |
| Country of origin | UK |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
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| Producer(s) | Philip Mackie |
| Running time | 55 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Granada Television |
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| Original channel | ITV |
| Picture format | Black-and-white 405-line 4:3 |
| Audio format | Mono |
| Original run | 22 September 1968 – 27 October 1968 |
The Caesars is a British television series produced by Granada Television for the ITV network in 1968. Made in black-and-white and written and produced by Philip Mackie, it covered similar dramatic territory to the later BBC adaptation of I, Claudius, dealing with the lives of the emperors of Ancient Rome.
The series differs from I Claudius and the often sensationalist depictions of historical characters in that series and attempts to portray more realistic and understandable reasons for the main characters actions and motives.
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The major cast included:
| Episode # | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original airdate | |
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| 1 | "Augustus" | Derek Bennett | Philip Mackie | 22 September 1968 | |
| 2 | "Germanicus" | Derek Bennett | Phillip Mackie | 29 September 1968 | |
| 3 | "Tiberius" | Derek Bennett | Phillip Mackie | 6 October 1968 | |
| 4 | "Sejanus" | Derek Bennett | Phillip Mackie | 13 October 1968 | |
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| 5 | "Caligula" | Derek Bennett | Philllip Mackie | 20 October 1968 | |
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| 6 | "Claudius" | Derek Bennett | Phillip Mackie | 27 October 1968 | |
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The Caesars was released on DVD (Region 2, UK) by Network in April 2006.