I, Claudius

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Derek Jacobi

Sian Phillips

Brian Blessed

George Baker

Margaret Tyzack

Simon MacCorkindale

Kevin McNally

Herbert Wise

Martin Lisemore

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Robert Graves

I, Claudius: Episode 2: Waiting in the Wings

Waiting in the Wings

Episode 2

Episode 2: Waiting in the Wings

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Livia, wife of Emperor Augustus, plots against his daughter Julia.

The adaptation of Robert Graves's novels continues and introduces Claudius as a stumbling, stuttering child, marked out for greatness by a falling wolf cub.

Jack Pullman's adaptation of Robert Graves's novels continues and introduces Claudius as a stumbling, stuttering child, marked out for greatness by a falling wolf cub. Livia, wife of Emperor Augustus, plots against his daughter Julia and manages to convince him to bring her son Tiberius back from exile.

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