The Borgias(2011)

series - first aired/released 2011-04-03 - audience 7.6

Drama, Crime

Directed by David Leland, Jeremy Podeswa, John Maybury, Jon Amiel, Kari Skogland, Neil Jordan, Simon Cellan Jones

Set in 15th century Italy at the height of the Renaissance, The Borgias chronicles the corrupt rise of patriarch Rodrigo Borgia to the papacy, where he proceeds to commit every sin in the book to amass and retain power, influence and enormous wealth for himself and his family.