In PRESTIGE PREHISTORY, Pop Heist critic Sean T. Collins takes a look at classic TV shows that paved the way for the New Golden Age of Television — challenging, self-contained series from writers and filmmakers determined to push the medium forward by telling stories their own way.
I, Claudius Episode 3
"Waiting in the Wings"
Original Airdate: Sep. 27, 1976
Writer: Jack Pulman (based on the novels I, Claudius and Claudius the God by Robert Graves)
Director: Herbert Wise
Cast: Derek Jacobi, Siân Phillips, Brian Blessed, George Baker, Frances White, Margaret Tyzack, Simon MacCorkindale, Darien Angadi, Ashley Knight, Michael Clements, Alister Kerr, Kevin Stoney