Heil Caesar

This is the script of the 1973 BBC TV production, which was Julius Caesar, updated to a contemporary political and military setting. The production was heavily suggestive of the Greek Generals' coup and similar regimes in Spain, Portugal and South America; the parallels with ancient Rome and Shakespeare's original were striking. The production was originally made for schools and was first broadcast in three 30-minute segments; it proved so popular that it was recut and shown at peak time as a 90-minute one-off drama. It is currently not available on DVD, though there are some versions online and the BFI holds the original film.