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The Cleopatras is a 1983 BBC Television historical drama serial created and written by Philip Mackie. Set in Ancient Egypt during the latter part of the Ptolemaic Dynasty, the eight-part series follows the lives of a series of queens belonging to the Ptolemaic Dynasty of ancient Egypt, culminating in its final active ruler Cleopatra VII. Intended to be the I, Claudius of the 1980s, The Cleopatras met with a decidedly negative critical reaction, and was regarded and portrayed as a gaudy farce. It also produced a number of complaints due to scenes of nudity.
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- 1. 145 BCNow viewing1983-01-1950mPtolemy VIII, known as Pot Belly, takes control. A vengeful mother has the support of the mob - and persuades Rome she can be just as good a friend as Potbelly. In revenge Pot Belly sends a very special present.
- 2. 128 BC1983-01-2650mGreek Pharoah Pot Belly shows himself to be one of the few men to better the Cleopatras of his family.
- 3. 115 BC1983-02-0250mOn his deathbed, Pot Belly stages his greatest practical joke -leaving a will gleefully designed to cause mayhem. It works. Chickpea becomes king against Cleopatra's wishes. However, Cleopatra turns the mob against him, leaving her free to invite her favourite son, Alexander, to share the throne with her. She gets more than she bargained for.
- 4. 100 BC1983-02-0950mBerenike plots to get rid of her drunken husband Alexander. Chickpea reclaims the throne and Berenike's ambition is realised when he makes her joint monarch. However, his death leaves a dangerous power vacuum - and Rome is now taking a more than friendly interest.
- 5. 80 BC1983-02-1650mFor all his eccentricity, Fluter sees clearly that Rome is the true source of all power, and he sets off on an extended royal visit, dispensing large sums of money to bribe both Caesar and the Senate to back him. The Egyptians, furious at this subservience, depose him in his absence and make his wife, Cleopatra Tryphaena, and his daughter, Berenike, joint monarchs. But the illegitimate Fluter has enough Ptolemy blood not to let go easily.
- 6. 51 BC1983-02-2350mThe youngest and most notorious of the Cleopatras, now 18, becomes joint ruler with her brother Ptolemy. Civil war breaks out. It is only the arrival of Julius Caesar that makes a solution possible. Cleopatra and Caesar become lovers. She believes she has found the man to help her realise her ambition to rule the world.
- 7. 46 BC1982-03-0250mCleopatra gives birth to Julius Caesar's son and takes him to republican Rome to persuade Caesar to declare himself King - with her son as heir.
- 8. 35 BC1982-03-0950mMark Anthony's insatiable passion for Cleopatra saps his military judgement.
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Is The Cleopatras available to watch online?
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How many seasons does The Cleopatras have?
The Cleopatras has 1 season and 8 episodes.
When did The Cleopatras first air?
The Cleopatras first aired in 1983.
Is The Cleopatras still running?
The Cleopatras's status on TMDB is: Ended.
What genre is The Cleopatras?
The Cleopatras is classified as Drama.