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The Eagle of the Ninth

The Eagle of the Ninth

8.01977DramaWar & Politics

In Britannia in 130, a young Roman officer named Marcus Flavius Aquila and his freed slave Esca search for the Ninth Legion's gold eagle standard, which vanished with the legion 13 years earlier.

First aired1977-09-04
Runtime30 min
StatusEnded
Seasons1
Episodes6
CountriesUnited Kingdom
Original languageEN
DirectorMichael Simpson
Created byMichael Simpson, Baz Taylor
NetworksBBC One
ProductionBBC Scotland
Votes4
Popularity4
TMDB ID113539

Episodes

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    Cast

    Anthony Higgins

    Anthony Higgins

    Marcus Flavius Aquila

    Christian Rodska

    Christian Rodska

    Esca

    Peter Whitbread

    Peter Whitbread

    Marcus' father

    Patrick Holt

    Patrick Holt

    Aquila

    Gillian Bailey

    Gillian Bailey

    Cottia

    David Hayman

    David Hayman

    Liathan

    Willie Joss

    Willie Joss

    Stephanos

    Victor Carin

    Victor Carin

    Guern

    Martin Heller

    Claudius

    Brian Carey

    Brian Carey

    Aulus

    Bob Docherty

    Gault

    Bernard Gallagher

    Bernard Gallagher

    Drusillus

    Moultrie Kelsall

    Moultrie Kelsall

    Tradul

    Creators

    Michael Simpson

    Director

    Michael Simpson

    Creator

    Baz Taylor

    Creator

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