The Borgias

Maurice O'Connell

Michelotto

Anne-Louise Lambert

Lucrezia Borgia

Louis Selwyn

Jofre Borgia

Adolfo Celi

Rodrigo Borgia

Ralph Nossek

Johann Burchard

Eleanor David

Sancia

Barbara Shelley

Vannozza Canale

Alfred Burke

Giuliano della Rovere

Clive Merrison

Ascanio Sforza

Martin Potter

Paolo Orsini

Peter Benson

Gaspare Pato

Nicholas Le Prevost

Baglioni

Seasons

Miniseries

10 episodes

Premiered Oct 14, 1981

Episodes

1–6 of 10

Ep 1

Part 1

Oct 14, 1981

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 bribery, blackmail and political cunning.

Ep 2

Part 2

Oct 21, 1981

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 Borgias been shortlived?

Ep 3

Part 3

Oct 28, 1981

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 the Papal Army.

Ep 4

Part 4

Nov 4, 1981

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 Juan had made her pregnant.

Ep 5

Part 5

Nov 11, 1981

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 the French and fears for his life.

Ep 6

Part 6

Nov 18, 1981