A.D.

A.D. (1985)

A.D. is a 1985 television drama miniseries created and written by Vincenzo Labella and Anthony Burgess, based on Burgess' historical novel The Kingdom of the Wicked. The five-part serial is considered the third and final part of a trilogy, preceded by Moses the Lawgiver (1974) and Jesus of Nazareth (1977). Set just after Jesus' Crucifixion, the lives and adventures of His disciples are explored, and events in Rome during the reigns of Emperors Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius and Nero.

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  • First Air Date: 1985-03-31
  • Last Air Date: 1985-04-04
  • Total Seasons: 1
  • Total Episodes: 5
  • Episode Runtime: 120 min.
  • Network: NBC
  • Director: Stuart Cooper
  • Creator: Vincenzo Labella, Anthony Burgess

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Seasons

  • Season 1

    5 Episodes

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Cast

  • Susan Sarandon

    Livilla

  • Ben Vereen

    Ethiopian

  • Tony Vogel

    Aquila

  • Vincent Riotta

    Stephanus

  • Rebecca Saire

    Ruth

  • Tom Durham

    Kleopas

  • Anthony Pedley

    Zachäus

  • Harold Kasket

    Kaiphas

  • Ralph Arliss

    Samuel

  • Mike Gwilym

    Pallas

  • Davyd Harries

    Thomas

  • Norma Martinelli

    Apicata

  • Bruce Winant

    Seth

  • Damien Thomas

    Herod Agrippa

  • Scott Hoxby

    Agrippa II

  • Angela Morant

    Priscilla

  • Clive Arrindell

    Cassius

  • Paul Freeman

    Cornelius

  • Andrea Prodan

    Brittanicus

  • Akosua Busia

    Acte

  • Vernon Dobtcheff

    Flavius Sabinus

  • Gerrard McArthur

    Lukas

  • Jane How

    Poppaea

  • Jonathan Tafler

    Aaron

  • Barrie Houghton

    Ananias

  • Maggie Wickman

    Apicata

  • Alan Downer

    Barnabas

  • Martin Potter

    Gaius Calpurnius Piso

  • Colin Haigh

    Jakobus

  • Renato Scarpa

    Lucius Marinus

  • Roderick Horn

    Marcellus

  • John Wheatley

    Markus

  • David Sumner

    Matthias

  • Stephen Finlay

    Nicanor

  • Katia Dandoulaki

    Octavia

  • Eddie Grossman

    Parmenas

  • John Steiner

    Simon der Magier

  • Robert Wentz

    Thrasyllus

  • Philip Anthony

    Jakobus der Ältere

  • Peter Howell

    Atticus

  • Nicholas Ball

    Römischer Offizier

  • David Brandon

    Petronius

  • Chris Humphreys

    Caleb

  • Richard Kane

    Agrippa III

  • Richard Roundtree

    Serpenius

  • Diane Venora

    Corinna

  • James Mason

    Tiberius

  • Fernando Rey

    Seneca

  • Colleen Dewhurst

    Antonia

  • Ava Gardner

    Agrippina

  • Anthony Zerbe

    Pontius Pilatus

  • John McEnery

    Caligula

  • Richard Kiley

    Claudius

  • Michael Wilding, Jr.

    Jesus

  • Neil Dickson

    Valerius

  • John Houseman

    Gamaliel

  • Philip Sayer

    Paulus

  • Anthony Andrews

    Nero

  • David Hedison

    Porcius Festus

  • Ian McShane

    Sejanus

  • Jennifer O'Neill

    Messalina

  • Denis Quilley

    Peter

  • Jack Warden

    Nerva

  • Amanda Pays

    Sarah

  • Millie Perkins

    Maria

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