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I, Claudius :: Waiting in the Wings (01x03)

Episode Information

Title:

Waiting in the Wings

Episode #:

01x03

Original Airdate:

Monday September 27th, 1976

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Episode Crew
Director:	Herbert Wise
Writer:	Jack Pulman
Story:	Robert Graves

Episode Summary

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Livia is determined to see her exiled son, Tiberius, succeed Augustus as emperor and uses blackmail and murder to end his banishment. Tiberius finally returns to Rome as heir to the throne but must wait on Augustus to die. Livia, however, is tired of waiting.

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Guest Stars

Guest Stars
•Alan Thompson	played	Praxis	Recurring (first appearance)
•Brian Blessed	played	Augustus	Recurring (third appearance)
•Frances White	played	Julia	Recurring (third appearance)
•George Baker	played	Tiberius	Recurring (third appearance)
•Kevin McNally	played	Castor	Recurring (first appearance)
•Kevin Stoney	played	Thrasylius	Recurring (first appearance)
•Margaret Tyzack	played	Antonia	Recurring (second appearance)
•Siân Phillips	played	Livia	Recurring (third appearance)
•Alister Kerr	played	Postumus
•Ashley Knight	played	Young Claudius
•Darien Angadi	played	Plautius
•Diana Hutchinson	played	Agrippina
•Esmond Knight	played	Domitius
•Gary Lock	played	Germanicus
•John Burgess	played	Julia's Lover
•Katherine Levy (1)	played	Livilla
•Michael Clements	played	Herod
•Nicholas Willatt	played	Courier
•Roy Stewart (1)	played	Senator
•Simon MacCorkindale	played	Lucius

Main Cast

•Derek Jacobi

played

Claudius

Other Episode Crew

• Producer	Martin Lisemore
• Production Designer	Tim Harvey
• Costume Designer	Barbara Kronig
• Make-up	Pam Meager
• Sound Mixer	Chick Anthony
• Special Effects	John Friedlander