The Eagle of the Ninth (1977)
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 aired
- 1977-09-04
- Genres
- Drama, War & Politics
- Seasons
- 1 (6 episodes)
- Status
- Ended
- Created by
- Michael Simpson, Baz Taylor
- Directed / written by
- Michael Simpson
- TMDB rating
- 8.0/10 from 4 votes
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