drama and movie be for entertainment primarily i believe . in that sense and this drama be a top ten feature . the acting be superb . the budget for this making be clearly very low yet the ( only indoor ) scenery be absolutely acceptable . one may feel cramp occasionally due to the strict indoor shot . but the storyline be intrigue and captivate me . add to that and the roman empire have a certain magic flair . i claudius be a single season 13 episode drama of the rise and fall of many roman emperor and accord to claudius memory . claudius be the last roman emperor but whether this be a victory for this ( good ) man be debatable . see for yourself to find out . also and i claudius be the one and only drama ever broad cast in every single nation in the world . the bad side be the historical accuracy represent almost none . it miss too many relevant and interesting aspect of the political culture in those day . if the intention of this drama be to educate me then i wouldn not have be very pleased . but education wasn not the purpose of the director at all so no problem as far a i be concern . i will give it 9 star . i motivate it like this represent entertainment value count triple . 10 for entertainment and 5 for accuracy . 103 plus 5 equal 35 . 35/4 equal 8 . 75. no eight three quarter star exist so i round it up to 9 star .