Up Pompeii!. Lurcio (Frankie Howerd). Copyright: BBC / London Weekend Television
Up Pompeii! (1969)
- TV sitcom
- BBC One / ITV1
- 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.
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 1 - Vestal Virgins
When the compere for the annual ceremony of the Vestal Virgins fails to turn up, Ludicrus - aided by Lurcio - must step into the breach. Unfortunately, the hapless senator is also promoting a bill to close down local brothels!
Broadcast details
- Date
- Monday 30th March 1970
- Time
- 9:10pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 33 minutes
Cast & crew
| Frankie Howerd | Lurcio |
| Max Adrian | Ludicrus Sextus |
| Elizabeth Larner | Ammonia |
| Kerry Gardner | Nausius |
| Jeanne Mockford | Senna the Soothsayer |
| Georgina Moon | Erotica |
| William Rushton | Plautus |
| Trisha Noble | Virgin (High Priestess) |
| Hugh Paddick | Priest |
| Leon Thau | Noxius |
| Geoffrey Hughes | Pitius |
| Janet Mahoney | Virginia |
| Penny Brahms | Tittia |
| Barbara Lindley | Virgin |
| Sui Lin | Virgin |
| Anita Richardson | Virgin |
| Joanna Ross | Virgin |
| Valerie Stanton | Virgin |
| Jeannette Wild (as Jeanette Wild) | Virgin |
| Talbot Rothwell | Writer |
| David Croft | Director |
| David Croft | Producer |
| Kenneth Sharp | Production Designer |
| Alan Braden | Composer |