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The Eagle of the Ninth (1977)
First aired September 4, 197730m/ep1 season · 6 epsEnded
8.0
4 votes
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.
Created By
Top Billed Cast
Seasons
Status
Ended
Language
EN
Type
Miniseries
Last Air Date
October 9, 1977
Networks
BBC One
Production
BBC Scotland
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User Reviews
CinemaSerf
7.0This was made back in the day when the BBC would produce a Sunday evening serialisation of a well known story. This time it's Rosemary Sutcliff's tale of the search by "Aquila" (Anthony Higgins) and his recently spared slave "Esca" (Christian Rodska) for the lost eagle of the ninth Roman legion. His father was one of it's, now rather disgraced, commanders and when "Aquila" hears rumour that this valuable golden symbol has been spotted amongst the tribes in the north of Britain - far beyond the safety of Hadrian's Wall, he decides that, injured as he is, he must restore his family honour and un…
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