“I, Claudius” ends—a fourth marriage
Claudius (Derek Jacobi) is persuaded to marry a woman reputed to be Rome's most corrupt in “Old King Log,” the final episode of “I, Claudius,” screening tonight on SPTV. His last three marriages have all ended tragically and Claudius is loath to enter marriage a fourth time. But he is told that it isn’t right for an emperor to rule alone and that his children and Rome — need a mother. His minister, Pallus
(Bernard Hepton), suggests tha* a suitable marital partner would be the Lady Agrippinilla (Barbara Young), the mother of Nero (Christopher Biggins, “Lukewarm” of “Porridge” and the Rev. Whitworth in “Poldark”). The lady’s reputation leaves a lot to be desired and Claudius has no love for her son, yet he agrees to the marriage. Soon it appears that, just as Livia held ambitions for her son Tiberius, so does Agrippinilla for her'son.
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Press, 30 November 1978, Page 15
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