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Up Pompeii!

  • 1969
  • TMDB 7.3/10
  • 2 seasons

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

Overview

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

Cast

  • Frankie HowerdLurcio
  • Elizabeth LarnerAmmonia
  • Kerry GardnerNausius
  • Jeanne MockfordSenna the Soothsayer
  • Wallas EatonSen. Ludicrus Sextus

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