In 79 AD, one of the infamous natural disasters in human history occurred when Mount Vesuvius erupted. With speculative dramatizations of various inhabitants' final hours along with detailed documentation of the known facts concerning the eruption, the horrific day is vividly brought to life.
Directed by Peter Nicholson
Alisdair Simpson
Narrator (voice)
Tim Pigott-Smith
Pliny the Elder
Jim Carter
Polybius
Jonathan Firth
Stephanus
Rebecca Norton
Fortunata
Martin Hodgson
Gaius
Robert Whitelock
Celadus
Rachel Atkins
Plinia
