Rosemary Sutcliff

The Eagle of the Ninth Rosemary Sutcliff

Roman Britain: Marcus Flavius Aquila, a young centurion, is forced into retirement after a wound in his first major engagement against a rebel British tribe. It allows him the freedom to embark upon a dangerous mission to find out what happened to the Ninth Legion which, years before, disappeared in the savage lands of the Picts. Will he find out what happened to the men, led by his father, who never returned? And will he recover the Eagle, the symbol of Roman dominance and power? Charlie Simpson won the Carleton Hobbs Radio Award in 1989 and the Best New Actor in Radio -- Radio Times Comedy and Drama Awards in 1992. His theatre work includes Romeo and Juliet and The Tempest for the English Shakespeare Company and The Blue Angel at the Gielgud Theatre. His TV credits include The Bill, Kavanagh QC, and Soldier Soldier.