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Up Pompeii!

1969 to 1970 Comedy 2 seasons

TMDB rating 7.3/10 Ended

Up Pompeii! is a British television comedy series broadcast between 1969 and 1970, starring Frankie Howerd. The first series was written by Talbot Rothwell, a scriptwriter for the Carry On films, and the second series by Rothwell and Sid Colin. Two further specials were transmitted in 1975 and 1991. In ancient Pompeii, much-put-upon slave Lurcio navigates the chaotic lives of his owner's family

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Cast and details

  • Frankie HowerdLurcio
  • Elizabeth LarnerAmmonia
  • Kerry GardnerNausius
  • Jeanne MockfordSenna the Soothsayer
  • Anita RichardsonCastor's Assistant
  • Max AdrianSen. Ludicrus Sextus
  • Wallas EatonSergeant Junkus
  • Barbara LindleySlave Girl
  • Valerie StantonSlave
  • William RushtonPlautus
  • Joanna RossSlave Girl
  • Jeannette WildCamp Follower
Created by
Talbot Rothwell
Network
ITV1
First aired
Sep 17, 1969
Latest episode
Oct 19, 1970

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