Shakespeare's political bloodbath with British TV's finest — stabbing has never been this eloquent.
The assassination of the would be ruler of Rome at the hands of Brutus and company has tragic consequences for Brutus and the republic.
Acting
Pasco's Brutus: all trembling nobility and catastrophic judgment.
Direction
Wise keeps it theatrical — claustrophobic Senate, looming shadows.
Production
1979 BBC budget: three togas and a pillar, used devastatingly.
Director
Herbert Wise
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This BBC production was part of the Complete Dramatic Works series, shot on video in a studio with minimal sets to prioritize the text.
Herbert Wise later directed 'I, Claudius' — he clearly had opinions about Rome's elite being absolute disasters.
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