I, Claudius - Season 1 Episode 9
Seasons & Episodes
Episode Overview
Tiberius summons Caligula and his cousin Gemellus to Capri, declaring them his joint successors. Soon afterwards Tiberius is smothered by Macro, on the orders of Caligula, and his death is hailed joyfully by the citizens of Rome, unaware that worse is to come. Caligula, clearly unstable, sinks into a coma and on recovering, in addition to having Gemellus executed for trying to poison him, declares that he is the god Zeus and marries his sister Drusilla, declaring her a deity also. When Drusilla falls pregnant by him he cuts open her belly and eats the unborn child to prevent him having greater powers than himself as Zeus once allegedly did. Antonia, sickened by his depravity, kills herself.
Episode Details
Airdate: 1976-11-08
Episode Title: Zeus, by Jove!
Runtime: 52
Director: Herbert Wise
Cast: Anne Dyson, Beth Morris, Derek Jacobi, George Baker, James Faulkner, John Hurt, John Rhys-Davies, Jon Laurimore, Lockwood West, Margaret Tyzack
Episode Rating: 8.6 (406 votes)
Country: UK
Release Year: 1976
Rotten Tomatoes: 100
Episode Runtime: 50 min
Rated: Not Rated
First Air Date: 1977-11-06
Seasons: 1
Status: Ended
Creators: Herbert Wise, Robert Graves, Jack Pulman
Awards: Top rated TV #82 | Won 1 Primetime Emmy, 7 wins & 5 nominations total
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