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The Eagle of the Ninth(1977)

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First Air Date: 1977-09-04
Average Runtime: 30m
Rating: 8.0
Votes: 4
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 6

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.

Top Cast

Anthony Higgins
Anthony Higgins
Marcus Flavius Aquila
Christian Rodska
Christian Rodska
Esca
Peter Whitbread
Peter Whitbread
Marcus' father

Seasons & Episodes

Season 1

Episodes: 6
E01
Frontier Fort

Air Date: 1977-09-04

30m

Obsessed with discovering the fate of his father's lost legion, Marcus arrives in Britain to take command of a fronti...

E02
Esca

Air Date: 1977-09-11

30m

Badly wounded in the battle, Marcus is discharged from the legion, his soldiering at an end. He goes to recuperate wi...

E03
Across the Frontier

Air Date: 1977-09-18

30m

His wound healing after a painful operation, Marcus considers where his future now lies. A Roman commander visiting h...

E04
The Lost Legion

Air Date: 1977-09-25

30m

After months of searching, Marcus and Esca meet Guern, the hunter. Now living as a British tribesman, Guern confesses...

E05
The Wild Hunt

Air Date: 1977-10-02

30m

Marcus learns of the legion's last stand and meets the man who killed his father. He conspires with Esca to steal the...

E06
Valedictory

Air Date: 1977-10-09

30m

With the help of the centurion turned British tribesman Guern, Marcus and Esca manage to evade the Epidii and escape ...

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Patrick Holt
Patrick Holt
Aquila
Gillian Bailey
Gillian Bailey
Cottia
David Hayman
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Liathan
Willie Joss
Willie Joss
Stephanos
Victor Carin
Victor Carin
Guern
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Martin Heller
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Aulus
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