Steve Pemberton joins Britannia | As Emperor Claudius

Steve Pemberton joins Britannia

As Emperor Claudius

Steve Pemberton has joined the cast of Sky Atlantic's Roman Empire saga, Britannia.

The Inside No 9 star  joins the upcoming second series as Emperor Claudius, who arrives on an elephant to soak up the conqueror’s glory - while battling Tourette’s and a rough bout of piles.

‘As soon as I read the stage direction "The Emperor rides in on an elephant" I just knew this was the part for me,’ Pemberton said.

 ‘Throw in piles, a stutter and a warm Roman bath with David Morrissey and the deal was done before I’d finished the script. Britannia is big, bold and beautiful and it was a joy to be asked to briefly reign over the madness as Claudius.’

Pemberton features in the trailer fro the new series, which will launch this autumn.

Published: 16 Apr 2019

Live comedy picks

We see you are using AdBlocker software. Chortle relies on advertisers to fund this website so it’s free for you, so we would ask that you disable it for this site. Our ads are non-intrusive and relevant. Help keep Chortle viable.