The Cleopatras is a 1983 BBC Television historical drama serial created and written by Philip Mackie. Set in Ancient Egypt during the latter part of the Ptolemaic Dynasty, the eight-part series follows the lives of a series of queens belonging to the Ptolemaic Dynasty of ancient Egypt, culminating in its final active ruler Cleopatra VII. Intended to be the I, Claudius of the 1980s, The Cleopatras met with a decidedly negative critical reaction, and was regarded and portrayed as a gaudy farce. It also produced a number of complaints due to scenes of nudity.
Creator: Philip Mackie
Network: BBC Two
Seasons
1
Episodes
8
Status
Ended
Michelle Newell
Cleopatra
Graham Crowden
Theodotus
Richard Griffiths
Pot Belly
Robert Hardy
Julius Caesar
Christopher Neame
Mark Antony
Shirin Taylor
Charmian
Elizabeth Shepherd
Cleopatra, the Mother
Pauline Moran
Cleopatra Berenike
2005