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 8
"Reign of Terror"
Original Airdate: Nov. 1, 1976
Writer: Jack Pulman (based on the novels I, Claudius and Claudius the God by Robert Graves)
Director: Herbert Wise
Cast: Derek Jacobi, Patrick Stewart, John Hurt, Patricia Quinn, George Baker, Margaret Tyzack, Fiona Walker, John Rhys-Davies, Charles Kay, Liane Aukin, Kate Lansbury