Overview
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.
Production
Vincenzo Labella · Carthago Films · NBC · RAI
Networks
NBCSeasons
Miniseries
5 ep · 1985
Cast & Characters
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
Directors & Crew
Stuart Cooper
Director
Vincenzo Labella
Producer
Vincenzo Labella
Screenplay
Tarak Ben Ammar
Producer
Michael D'Addio
Producer
Anthony Burgess
Screenplay
