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The Eagle of the Ninth
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.
Seasons
- Season 1 — 6 episodes (September 4, 1977)
Cast
- Anthony Higgins as Marcus Flavius Aquila
- Christian Rodska as Esca
- Peter Whitbread as Marcus' father
- Patrick Holt as Aquila
- Gillian Bailey as Cottia
- David Hayman as Liathan
- Willie Joss as Stephanos
- Victor Carin as Guern
- Martin Heller as Claudius
- Brian Carey as Aulus
- Bob Docherty as Gault
- Bernard Gallagher as Drusillus
Details
- Created by
- Michael Simpson and Baz Taylor
- First aired
- September 4, 1977
- Episodes
- 6
- Genres
- Drama, War & Politics
- Network
- BBC One
- Status
- Ended
- TMDB score
- 8.0 / 10 from 4 votes
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