Frequently shoddy editing coupled with some truly atrocious script writing but the show is held together by some strong performances. It's an epic show and a fantastic, flamboyant insight into the workings of ancient Rome. However, it's easy to look by the abrupt cuts and grade school story telling and enjoy it for what does deliver - abundant CGI and a curious plot. Sure, it has Sir Anthony Hopkins but this is a phoned in performance only secured by, I suspect, a large cheque. The real character highlights are delivered elsewhere, from General Titus played by Tom Hughes, the cunning and ambitious Tanax played by Iwan Rheon, and the plebs and slaves found scurrying underneath the great city of Rome.

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