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 3 - The Senator And The Asp
Expecting to recieve an unwelcome visit from an old flame, Ammonia instructs Lurcio to poison him upon arrival at the house. Soon after Lurcio has done his duty, Ludicrus announces that he is expecting an important Senator to visit!
Broadcast details
- Date
- Monday 13th April 1970
- Time
- 9:10pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 35 minutes
Cast & crew
| Frankie Howerd | Lurcio |
| Max Adrian | Ludicrus Sextus |
| Elizabeth Larner | Ammonia |
| Kerry Gardner | Nausius |
| Jeanne Mockford | Senna the Soothsayer |
| William Rushton | Plautus |
| Derek Francis | Senator Lecherus |
| Norman Mitchell | Stovus Primus |
| Valerie Leon | Daili |
| James Ottaway | Scrophulus |
| Vicki Richards | Washroom Attendant |
| Barbara Lindley | Actor |
| Anita Richardson | Actor |
| Joanna Ross | Actor |
| Valerie Stanton | Actor |
| Jeannette Wild (as Jeanette Wild) | Actor |
| Talbot Rothwell | Writer |
| David Croft | Director |
| David Croft | Producer |
| Sally Hulke | Production Designer |
| Alan Braden | Composer |