Up Pompeii!

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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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Season 11969

7.734084h 29m

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Season 21970

7.719862h 59m

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Frankie Howerd Lurcio

Elizabeth Larner Ammonia

Kerry Gardner Nausius

Jeanne Mockford Senna the Soothsayer

Anita Richardson Roman Maiden, Camp Follower, Castor's Assistant

Max Adrian Sen. Ludicrus Sextus

Wallas Eaton Sen. Ludicrus Sextus, Centurion Captain, Sergeant Junkus

Barbara Lindley Roman Maiden, Camp Follower, Slave

Valerie Stanton Roman Maiden, Camp Follower, Slave

Georgina Moon Erotica

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