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The Eagle of the Ninth (1977)

7.3/10 Ended 30 min Sep 04, 1977 1 Season
Drama War & 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.

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Show Details

Original Title The Eagle of the Ninth
Original Language EN
Status Ended
Type Miniseries
Total Episodes 6
Total Seasons 1
Popularity 0.5

Networks

BBC One
GB

Cast

Anthony Higgins
Anthony Higgins
Marcus Flavius Aquila
6 episodes
Christian Rodska
Christian Rodska
Esca
6 episodes
Peter Whitbread
Peter Whitbread
Marcus' father
6 episodes
Patrick Holt
Patrick Holt
Aquila
6 episodes
Gillian Bailey
Gillian Bailey
Cottia
6 episodes
David Hayman
David Hayman
Liathan
6 episodes
Willie Joss
Willie Joss
Stephanos
6 episodes
Victor Carin
Victor Carin
Guern
6 episodes
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Martin Heller
Claudius
6 episodes
Brian Carey
Brian Carey
Aulus
6 episodes
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Bob Docherty
Gault
6 episodes
Bernard Gallagher
Bernard Gallagher
Drusillus
6 episodes

Key Crew

Created By Michael Simpson, Baz Taylor

Seasons

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Season 1
6 episodes 1977

Networks

BBC One
GB

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Posters
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Reviews from TMDB

CinemaSerf 7/10
Jun 8, 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 ... Read more

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Details
First Air Date September 4, 1977
Last Air Date October 9, 1977
Country GB
Language EN
Status Ended
Popularity 0.5
Links
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