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The Cleopatras was a 1983 BBC Television eight-part historical drama serial. Written by Philip Mackie, it is set in Ancient Egypt during the latter part of the Ptolemaic Dynasty with an emphasis on the Cleopatras. Intended to be the I, Claudius of the 1980s, The Cleopatras met with a decidedly mixed critical reaction. It was regarded and portrayed as a gaudy farce.
Original Release
01/19/1983 on BBC
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Michelle Newell | Cleopatra / Cleopatra, the Daughter / Cleopatra, the Young Girl |
| Graham Crowden | Theodotus |
| Helen Sparks | Dancer |
| Richard Griffiths | Pot Belly |
| Adam Bareham | Fluter |
| Robert Hardy | Julius Caesar |
| Shirin Taylor | Charmian |
| Carol Harrison | Iras |
| Christopher Neame | Mark Antony |
| Wynne McGregor | Dancer |
Directors
Writers
Philip Mackie, Gwyneth Learner, Richard Learner
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Michelle Newell | Cleopatra / Cleopatra, the Daughter / Cleopatra, the Young Girl |
| Graham Crowden | Theodotus |
| Helen Sparks | Dancer |
| Richard Griffiths | Pot Belly |
| Adam Bareham | Fluter |
| Robert Hardy | Julius Caesar |
| Shirin Taylor | Charmian |
| Carol Harrison | Iras |
| Christopher Neame | Mark Antony |
| Wynne McGregor | Dancer |
| Elizabeth Shepherd | |
| Francesca Gonshaw | Arsinoe |
| James Aubrey | Grypus |
| Ian McNeice | Alexander |
| Pauline Moran | Cleopatra Berenike |
| David Horovitch | Chickpea |
| Geoffrey Chater | Perigenes |
| Sue Holderness | Cleopatra, the Eldest Daughter / Cleopatra, the Eldest Granddaughter |
| Amanda Boxer | Cleopatra Tryphaena |
| Prue Clarke | Cleopatra Selene |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Guy Slater | Producer |
