The Eagle of the Ninth

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Ended

First aired

September 4, 1977

Last aired

October 9, 1977

Episodes

6

Network

BBC One

Original language

English

Countries

United Kingdom

Production

BBC Scotland

Creators

Michael Simpson, Baz Taylor