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The Eagle of the Ninth

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.

1977 |1 Season  | 30m |  Drama, War & Politics

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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Brian Carey

Aulus

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Bernard Gallagher

Drusillus

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Moultrie Kelsall

Tradul

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Creator

Baz Taylor

Status

Ended

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Network

BBC One