I watched the series because of your posts. Good entertainment!
The Sharpe series was excellent. But the “I, Claudius” mini series (1976) was perhaps the best thing the BBC ever put out. It is very hard for most people to watch and the first 2-3 episodes especially so. But if you can stick with it past that, its amazing. The acting is also unsurpassed, especially the character of Livia.
I think you could learn more about political science from that show than you could by getting a BS degree in that subject (from most schools).
For me, it probably ranks as the #1 TV mini series of all time.