The Cleopatras

The read

The series ran 1 season across 8 episodes and has finished, so there is no cliffhanger risk.

Synopsis

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.

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Key crew

• John FrankauDirector
• Philip MackieWriter
• Nick BicâtOriginal Music Composer

Cast

• Michelle NewellCleopatra

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