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A.D.
A.D. is a 1985 television drama miniseries created and written by Vincenzo Labella and Anthony Burgess, based on Burgess' historical novel The Kingdom of the Wicked. The five-part serial is considered the third and final part of a trilogy, preceded by Moses the Lawgiver (1974) and Jesus of Nazareth (1977). Set just after Jesus' Crucifixion, the lives and adventures of His disciples are explored, and events in Rome during the reigns of Emperors Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius and Nero.
Seasons
- Miniseries — 5 episodes (March 31, 1985)
Cast
- Susan Sarandon as Livilla
- Ben Vereen as Ethiopian
- Tony Vogel as Aquila
- Vincent Riotta as Stephanus
- Rebecca Saire as Ruth
- Tom Durham as Kleopas
- Anthony Pedley as Zachäus
- Harold Kasket as Kaiphas
- Ralph Arliss as Samuel
- Mike Gwilym as Pallas
- Davyd Harries as Thomas
- Norma Martinelli as Apicata
Details
- Created by
- Vincenzo Labella and Anthony Burgess
- First aired
- March 31, 1985
- Episodes
- 5
- Genres
- Drama
- Network
- NBC
- Status
- Ended
- TMDB score
- 5.4 / 10 from 12 votes
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