DRAMA OF THE WEEK
New series 1/11. Sex, violence and strong language run through the much discussed lavish drama chronicling the birth of the Roman Empire.
52 BC: after eight years of war, Julius Caesar triumphs over the Gauls. But his soaring popularity arouses fears that he wants to return to Rome as a dictator.
Writer Bruno Heller ; Producer Frank Doelger ; Director Michael Apted www.bbc.co.uk/rome Empire building: page 17