Chelmsford 123
- TV sitcom
- Channel 4
- 1988 - 1990
- 13 episodes (2 series)
In the year 123 AD and Aulus Paulinus finds himself appointed new governor of Britannia - to a somewhat mixed reception from the locals. Stars Rory McGrath, Jimmy Mulville, Philip Pope, Howard Lew Lewis, Neil Pearson and more.
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