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The Eagle of the Ninth( 1977)

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Overview

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.

  1. Baz Taylor

    Creator

  2. Michael Simpson

    Creator

Series Cast

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    Anthony Higgins

    Marcus Flavius Aquila

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    Christian Rodska

    Esca

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    Peter Whitbread

    Marcus' father

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    Patrick Holt

    Aquila

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    Gillian Bailey

    Cottia

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    David Hayman

    Liathan

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    Willie Joss

    Stephanos

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    Victor Carin

    Guern

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    Martin Heller

    Claudius

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    Brian Carey

    Aulus

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    Bob Docherty

    Gault

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    Bernard Gallagher

    Drusillus

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    Moultrie Kelsall

    Tradul

Current Season

Season 1

1977 | 6 Episodes

Season 1 of The Eagle of the Ninth premiered on Sep 04 1977

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A review by CinemaSerf

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Written by CinemaSerf on Sat Jun 08 2024
This was made back in the day when the BBC would produce a Sunday evening serialisation of a well known story. This time it's Rosemary Sutcliff's tale of the search by "Aquila" (Anthony Higgins) and his recently spared slave "Esca" (Christian Rodska) for the lost eagle of the ninth Roman legion. His father was one of it's, now rather disgraced, commanders and when "Aquila" hears rumour that this valuable golden symbol has been spotted amongst the tribes in the north of Britain - far beyond the safety of Hadrian's Wall, he decides that, injured as he is, he must restore his family honour and und...

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Facts

Status

Ended

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Type

Miniseries

Original Language

English

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