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The Cleopatras

TV series

The Cleopatras

3.8/ 10· 4198350 min1 season · 8 episodes
Drama

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.

Created by
John Frankau

Seasons and episodes

1 season · 8 episodes

Ended
1

Miniseries

8 episodesJanuary 19, 1983
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  1. 1
    S1 E1

    145 BC

    Jan 19, 198350 min

    Ptolemy VIII, known as Pot Belly, takes control. A vengeful mother has the support of the mob - and persuades Rome she can be just as good a friend as Potbelly. In revenge Pot Belly sends a very special present.

  2. 2
    S1 E2

    128 BC

    Jan 26, 198350 min

    Greek Pharoah Pot Belly shows himself to be one of the few men to better the Cleopatras of his family.

  3. 3
    S1 E3

    115 BC

    Feb 2, 198350 min

    On his deathbed, Pot Belly stages his greatest practical joke -leaving a will gleefully designed to cause mayhem. It works. Chickpea becomes king against Cleopatra's wishes. However, Cleopatra turns the mob against him, leaving her free to

  4. 4
    S1 E4

    100 BC

    Feb 9, 198350 min

    Berenike plots to get rid of her drunken husband Alexander. Chickpea reclaims the throne and Berenike's ambition is realised when he makes her joint monarch. However, his death leaves a dangerous power vacuum - and Rome is now taking a more

  5. 5
    S1 E5

    80 BC

    Feb 16, 198350 min

    For all his eccentricity, Fluter sees clearly that Rome is the true source of all power, and he sets off on an extended royal visit, dispensing large sums of money to bribe both Caesar and the Senate to back him. The Egyptians, furious at t

  6. 6
    S1 E6

    51 BC

    Feb 23, 198350 min

    The youngest and most notorious of the Cleopatras, now 18, becomes joint ruler with her brother Ptolemy. Civil war breaks out. It is only the arrival of Julius Caesar that makes a solution possible. Cleopatra and Caesar become lovers. She b

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How many seasons of The Cleopatras are there?
The Cleopatras has 1 season and 8 episodes. Status: Ended.
Will there be a new season of The Cleopatras?
The Cleopatras has ended; no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on February 23, 1983.
Who stars in The Cleopatras?
The Cleopatras stars Michelle Newell, Graham Crowden, Richard Griffiths, Robert Hardy, Christopher Neame.

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