The mini-series follows the history of the Roman Empire, from approximately the death of Marcellus (24/23 BC) to Claudius' own death in 54 AD. As Claudius narrates his life, we witness Augustus' attempts to find an heir, often foiled by his wife Livia who wants her son Tiberius to become emperor. We also see the conspiracy of Sejanus, the infamous reign of Caligula, and Claudius' own troubled period of rule.
本作は本郷演じる天涯孤独にして一文無しの詐欺師・松田郷(まつだごう)を主人公とするブラックコメディ。ある日、金に困った郷は、裕福で品行方正な佐々木家に狙いをつけ、経歴を詐称し一流家庭教師として潜入する。持ち前の口のうまさで佐々木家に取り入ることに成功する郷。しかし彼らはそれぞれ窃盗・詐欺・恐喝など郷以上に犯罪に手を染めるとんでもない“犯罪一家”だった。早々に正体がバレた郷は、家族1人ひとりに「協力しなければ正体をバラす」と脅され、犯罪の片棒を担ぐ二重生活を余儀なくされることに。こうして郷は、それぞれの犯罪に巻き込まれながら、図らずも家族の再生を手伝っていくことになる。
10 years after Martin Shaw turned the beloved Inspector Gently novels into a hit BBC One TV series, filming has begun on two final feature-length episodes. Back in action one last time will be Shaw as the eponymous inspector, who is tested like never before just as he winds down his career. In the first of two films - Gently Liberated - the inspector and his trusted allies Bacchus (Lee Ingleby) and Coles (Lisa McGrillis) are brought in to investigate a possible "miscarriage of justice". However, their final case in Gently and the New Age has the Met's new Special Investigations Squad boss Lister bringing in the inspector to investigate high levels of corruption within the force. Both of these mini-movies will be set in 1970, as the women's liberation movement and the rise of the Conservative Party bring clashing values to Britain.