The Borgias

Overview

A a serial in ten parts on the lives of one of the most intriguing families in history.

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Episodes

S01E01 Part 1

October 14, 1981 55 min
1492: The Pope dies. Rodrigo Borgia in spite of his age and his many illegitimate children sees a last chance for election to the Papal throne. He sets about achieving it by a mixture of...

S01E02 Part 2

October 21, 1981 55 min
1495: Charles VIII of France, at the head of a vast army, invades Northern Italy on his way to claim the Kingdom of Naples. Rome stands defenceless in his path. Has the power of the...

S01E03 Part 3

October 28, 1981 55 min
Having scored a diplomatic victory over the French, the Pope now turns his attention to crushing the treacherous Orsini family. Cesare's jealousy is further inflamed by the appointment of his brother, Juan, as Commander of...

S01E04 Part 4

November 4, 1981 55 min
Lucrezia awaits the annulment of her marriage and the birth of her baby in a remote convent. Juan is dead. Lucrezia does not know that Cesare arranged the murder. because of a mistaken belief that...

S01E05 Part 5

November 11, 1981 55 min
Cesare has renounced the priesthood for worldly ambition. King Louis of France has given him a Dukedom and a wife. Alfonso Biselli, Lucrezia's new and adored husband, knows too much about Cesare's secret treaty with...

S01E06 Part 6

November 18, 1981 55 min
Against the Pope's will, Cesare has caused a rift between Rome and the Kingdom of Naples by the assassination of Lucrezia's second husband. While she mourns at Nepi, he has arranged a secret meeting with...

S01E07 Part 7

November 25, 1981 55 min
Luerezia has been persuaded to agree to another marriage, this time to Alfonso d'Este, eldest son of the Duke of Ferrara; but Cesare, demands that her first loyalty be always to him.

S01E08 Part 8

December 2, 1981 55 min
Rodrigo Borgia has lost control of Cesare, who has made as many foes as conquests. As Cesare rides to Milan to meet Louis XII of France, his enemies attempt to join forces against him.

S01E09 Part 9

December 9, 1981 55 min
The Pope, fountainhead of all Cesare's power, is dead. Suddenly surrounded by enemies, in need of all his strength and cunning, Cesare lies gravely ill. The power of the family is in jeopardy.

S01E10 Part 10

December 16, 1981 55 min
Although Cesare has failed in his attempt to poison his old rival, Cardinal Rovere, he believes he can control the new Pope Pius III. But Pius' reign is rapidly cut short.

Cast

Oliver Cotton
Oliver Cotton
Cesare Borgia
Maurice O'Connell
Maurice O'Connell
Michelotto
Anne-Louise Lambert
Anne-Louise Lambert
Lucrezia Borgia
Louis Selwyn
Louis Selwyn
Jofre Borgia
Adolfo Celi
Adolfo Celi
Rodrigo Borgia
Ralph Nossek
Ralph Nossek
Johann Burchard
Eleanor David
Eleanor David
Sancia
Barbara Shelley
Barbara Shelley
Vannozza Canale
Alfred Burke
Alfred Burke
Giuliano della Rovere
Carl Forgione
Giorgio
Clive Merrison
Clive Merrison
Ascanio Sforza
Martin Potter
Martin Potter
Paolo Orsini

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