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The Eagle of the Ninth (1977) · WatchGuide

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The Eagle of the Ninth

19771 Season30m episodes8.0

Drama, War & Politics

TMDB8.0

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Runtime: 30m episodes
Genre: Drama
Origin: GB

About

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.

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Not available to stream in United States yet.

Details

Director: Michael Simpson
Status: Ended
First aired: Sep 4, 1977
Network: BBC One
Studio: BBC Scotland

Time to finish

3 hrs

6 episodes. About 1 week at an hour a night.

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Cast

Anthony Higgins

Anthony Higgins

Marcus Flavius Aquila

Christian Rodska

Christian Rodska

Esca

Peter Whitbread

Peter Whitbread

Marcus' father

Patrick Holt

Patrick Holt

Aquila

Gillian Bailey

Gillian Bailey

Cottia

David Hayman

David Hayman

Liathan

Willie Joss

Willie Joss

Stephanos

Victor Carin

Victor Carin

Guern

Martin Heller

Claudius

Brian Carey

Brian Carey

Aulus

Bob Docherty

Gault

Bernard Gallagher

Bernard Gallagher

Drusillus

Moultrie Kelsall

Moultrie Kelsall

Tradul

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Episodes

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E1 · Airs Sep 4, 1977 · 30m
Frontier Fort
Obsessed with discovering the fate of his father's lost legion, Marcus arrives in Britain to take command of a frontier fort. He makes friends with Cradoc, a British warrior, and all seems peaceful. Then, on the night of the full moon, the tribes rise in rebellion to attack the fort.
E2 · Airs Sep 11, 1977 · 30m
Esca
Badly wounded in the battle, Marcus is discharged from the legion, his soldiering at an end. He goes to recuperate with his uncle Aquila in Calleva. There he saves Esca, a British gladiator, from death in the arena, and from him he hears of the lost legion.
E3 · Airs Sep 18, 1977 · 30m
Across the Frontier
His wound healing after a painful operation, Marcus considers where his future now lies. A Roman commander visiting his uncle tells him of a rumour that the Caledonian tribes are about to rise and that the Eagle of the Ninth is in their hands. Marcus and Esca go north to recover it.
E4 · Airs Sep 25, 1977 · 30m
The Lost Legion
After months of searching, Marcus and Esca meet Guern, the hunter. Now living as a British tribesman, Guern confesses that he was once a centurion with the Ninth, and tells them how the legion was annihilated. Later, at a tribal ceremony, Marcus sees the Eagle.
E5 · Airs Oct 2, 1977 · 30m
The Wild Hunt
Marcus learns of the legion's last stand and meets the man who killed his father. He conspires with Esca to steal the Eagle but fleeing with it, they discover the tribesmen are close behind them.
E6 · Airs Oct 9, 1977 · 30m
Valedictory
With the help of the centurion turned British tribesman Guern, Marcus and Esca manage to evade the Epidii and escape across Hadrian's Wall with the Eagle. Having returned to Roman territory, Marcus seeks to reassemble the Ninth Legion.