

Information
First Air DateSeptember 4, 1977
Last Air DateOctober 9, 1977
Seasons1
Episodes6
Runtime30m
StatusEnded
NetworkBBC One
8.0
4 votesPopularity1
The Eagle of the Ninth
Synopsis
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.
Cast & Crew
Creator
Michael Simpson
Featured Cast

Anthony Higgins
Marcus Flavius Aquila

Christian Rodska
Esca

Peter Whitbread
Marcus' father

Patrick Holt
Aquila

Gillian Bailey
Cottia