Up Pompeii!. Lurcio (Frankie Howerd). Copyright: BBC / London Weekend Television
Up Pompeii! (1969)
- TV sitcom
- BBC One / ITV
- 1969 - 1991
- 16 episodes (2 series)
Frankie Howerd starrs as Lurcio, a Roman slave in Pompeii, serving senator Ludicrus Sextus and his family. Also features Max Adrian, Wallas Eaton, Elizabeth Larner, Kerry Gardner, Jeanne Mockford and more.
Another production also has this name.
Up Pompeii!. Image shows from L to R: Ludicrus Sextus (Wallas Eaton), Lurcio (Frankie Howerd), Ammonia (Elizabeth Larner). Copyright: BBC / London Weekend Television
Key details
- Genre
- Sitcom
- Broadcast
- 1969 - 1991
- Channels
- BBC One, ITV
- Episodes
- 16 (1 pilot + 2 series), plus 1 short special
- Stars
- Frankie Howerd, Max Adrian, Wallas Eaton, Elizabeth Larner, Kerry Gardner, Jeanne Mockford, Georgina Moon, William Rushton and more
- Writers
- Talbot Rothwell and Sid Colin
- Directors
- David Croft and Sydney Lotterby
- Producers
- David Croft and Sydney Lotterby
- Companies
Lurcio - the inimitable Frankie Howerd - is a much-put-upon slave in the ancient Roman town of Pompeii.
More often than not, Lurcio finds himself keeping his owner's family members apart, in order to keep them together: a wet, wimpy son; a wife with a rather impressive bosom; a naïve daughter; and Ludicrus Sextus himself, a lecherous and lustful but terribly lazy Senator.
There's also Senna the Soothsayer, constantly forseeing doom and woe in Lurcio's path. Will he ever be allowed to complete the Prologue?
Additional details
- Part of
- Also known as
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- Further Up Pompeii
- Further Up Pompeii!
- Up Pompeii
- Production
- Studio
- Camera set-up
- Multi-camera
- Picture
- Colour
- Soundtrack
- Theme tune composed by Alan Braden.
Website links
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Wednesday 17th September 1969 at 9:10pm on BBC One
Recording details
- BBC Television Centre
- The London Studios - 1991 special.