The Borgias Part 1 (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV Episode | Biography, Drama, History

The Borgias

Part 1 (Season 1, Episode 1)

TV Episode | Biography, Drama, History

On the death of Pope Innocent VIII in 1492, the 60-year-old Borgia wants the papal tiara at all costs (literally). He succeeds in buying the largest number of votes; Sforza, the Milanese candidate, being bribed with four mule-loads of...See moreOn the death of Pope Innocent VIII in 1492, the 60-year-old Borgia wants the papal tiara at all costs (literally). He succeeds in buying the largest number of votes; Sforza, the Milanese candidate, being bribed with four mule-loads of silver. He takes the name Alexander VI and continues his love affair with Giulia Farnese, bringing his four adult bastard children under his protection and provision. Borgia must control rebels within the college of cardinals, as well as being faced with an invasion by Charles of France.Written by jeaneva See less

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Name	Known for
Adolfo Celi Rodrigo Borgia Rodrigo Borgia See fewer	Thunderball(1965)
Oliver Cotton Cesare Borgia Cesare Borgia See fewer	Shanghai Knights(2003)
Anne-Louise Lambert Lucrezia Borgia Lucrezia Borgia See fewer	Picnic at Hanging Rock(1975)
Alfred Burke Giuliano della Rovere Giuliano della Rovere See fewer	Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets(2002)
Robert Ashby Ludovico Sforza Ludovico Sforza See fewer	Legend(I)(2015)
Derrick Branche Prince Djem Prince Djem See fewer	My Beautiful Laundrette(1985)
David Joss Buckley Giovanni Orsini (as Joss Buckley) Giovanni Orsini (as Joss Buckley) See fewer	Cold Courage(2020)
Mark Buffery Giovanni Sforza Giovanni Sforza See fewer	Doc Martin(2004)
George Camiller Juan Borgia Juan Borgia See fewer	Mind Your Language(1977)
Denis Carey Cardinal of Venice Cardinal of Venice See fewer	The Day of the Jackal(1973)
Arnold Diamond Cardinal Deacon Cardinal Deacon See fewer	Fiddler on the Roof(1971)
Andrew Dunford King Charles VIII King Charles VIII See fewer	Imagine Me & You(2005)
Cyrus Elias Cesare's groom (as Ciro Elias) Cesare's groom (as Ciro Elias) See fewer	Magdalene(1988)
William Ellis Perotto Perotto See fewer	Alice's Adventures in Wonderland(1972)
Richard Franklin Party Guest Party Guest See fewer	Doctor Who(1963)
Michael Kilgarriff Cardinal San Severino Cardinal San Severino See fewer	The Dark Crystal(1982)
Anna Korwin Adriana de Mila Orsini Adriana de Mila Orsini See fewer	The Borgias(1981)
Nicholas Le Prevost Baglioni Baglioni See fewer	Shakespeare in Love(1998)
Clive Merrison Ascanio Sforza Ascanio Sforza See fewer	The History Boys(2006)
Ralph Nossek Johann Burchard Johann Burchard See fewer	Brazil(1985)
Maurice O'Connell Michelotto Michelotto See fewer	A Prayer for the Dying(1987)
Mervyn Pascoe Carlo Canale Carlo Canale See fewer	The Borgias(1981)
Reg Peters Cardinal Camerlengo (as Reginald Peters) Cardinal Camerlengo (as Reginald Peters) See fewer	Mystery and Imagination(1966)
Lorenzo Piani Luigi Luigi See fewer	Deep Red(1975)
Martin Potter Paolo Orsini Paolo Orsini See fewer	Satyricon(1969)
Robert Rietty Mantuan Ambassador Mantuan Ambassador See fewer	The Omen(1976)
Louis Selwyn Jofre Borgia Jofre Borgia See fewer	The Further Adventures of the Musketeers(1967)
Barbara Shelley Vannozza Canale Vannozza Canale See fewer	Quatermass and the Pit(1967)
Seretta Wilson Giulia Farnese Giulia Farnese See fewer	The Da Vinci Code(2006)