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overview
What is A.D. about?
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. It blends drama elements. The series reflects a distinct France, Italy and United States of America style and perspective. The story is shaped by its creators, Vincenzo Labella and Anthony Burgess.
cast
Cast and creators of A.D.
The main cast includes Susan Sarandon, Ben Vereen and Tony Vogel. Behind the scenes, it is created by Vincenzo Labella and Anthony Burgess, directed by Stuart Cooper.
Susan Sarandon
as Livilla
Ben Vereen
as Ethiopian
Tony Vogel
as Aquila
Vincent Riotta
as Stephanus
Rebecca Saire
as Ruth
Tom Durham
as Kleopas
Anthony Pedley
as Zachäus
Harold Kasket
as Kaiphas
Ralph Arliss
as Samuel
Mike Gwilym
as Pallas
Davyd Harries
as Thomas
Norma Martinelli
as Apicata
Bruce Winant
as Seth
Damien Thomas
as Herod Agrippa
Scott Hoxby
as Agrippa II
Angela Morant
as Priscilla
Clive Arrindell
as Cassius
Paul Freeman
as Cornelius
Andrea Prodan
as Brittanicus
Akosua Busia
as Acte
Vernon Dobtcheff
as Flavius Sabinus
Gerrard McArthur
as Lukas
Jane How
as Poppaea
Jonathan Tafler
as Aaron
Barrie Houghton
as Ananias
Maggie Wickman
as Apicata
Alan Downer
as Barnabas
Martin Potter
as Gaius Calpurnius Piso
Colin Haigh
as Jakobus
Renato Scarpa
as Lucius Marinus
Roderick Horn
as Marcellus
John Wheatley
as Markus
David Sumner
as Matthias
Stephen Finlay
as Nicanor
Katia Dandoulaki
as Octavia
Eddie Grossman
as Parmenas
John Steiner
as Simon der Magier
Robert Wentz
as Thrasyllus
Philip Anthony
as Jakobus der Ältere
Peter Howell
as Atticus
Nicholas Ball
as Römischer Offizier
David Brandon
as Petronius
Chris Humphreys
as Caleb
Richard Kane
as Agrippa III
Richard Roundtree
as Serpenius
Diane Venora
as Corinna
James Mason
as Tiberius
Fernando Rey
as Seneca
Colleen Dewhurst
as Antonia
Ava Gardner
as Agrippina
Anthony Zerbe
as Pontius Pilatus
John McEnery
as Caligula
Richard Kiley
as Claudius
Michael Wilding, Jr.
as Jesus
Neil Dickson
as Valerius
John Houseman
as Gamaliel
Philip Sayer
as Paulus
Anthony Andrews
as Nero
David Hedison
as Porcius Festus
Ian McShane
as Sejanus
Jennifer O'Neill
as Messalina
Denis Quilley
as Peter
Jack Warden
as Nerva
Amanda Pays
as Sarah
Millie Perkins
as Maria