Claudius is happily married, while the mad Caligula has been assassinated. To his astonishment, Claudius has been proclaimed emperor by the Praetorian Guard.

Cast: Derek Jacobi, John Hurt, Jo Rowbottom, Sheila White, Sam Dastor, Norman Eshley, Freda Dowie, Anne Dyson, Lockwood West, Bruce Purchase, James Fagan, Norman Rossington, Bernard Hill, Sally Bazely, Robert Bateman