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 4 - Britannicus
When the peoples of Lurcio's native homeland, Britannicus, begin a revolt, all able-bodied men are called up to restore Roman-ruled peace. Despite his best efforts at avoidance, Lurcio is draughted into General Ludicrus's command...
Broadcast details
- Date
- Monday 20th April 1970
- Time
- 9:10pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 32 minutes
Cast & crew
| Frankie Howerd | Lurcio |
| Max Adrian | Ludicrus Sextus |
| Elizabeth Larner | Ammonia |
| Kerry Gardner | Nausius |
| Jeanne Mockford | Senna the Soothsayer |
| William Rushton | Plautus |
| Wallas Eaton | Sargeant Jankus |
| Robin Hunter | Briton |
| Peter Needham | Briton |
| Fiona Kendall | Glamorous Briton |
| Andi Ross | Lurcio's Daughter |
| Barbara Lindley | Camp Follower |
| Sui Lin | Camp Follower |
| Anita Richardson | Camp Follower |
| Joanna Ross | Camp Follower |
| Valerie Stanton | Camp Follower |
| Jeannette Wild (as Jeanette Wild) | Camp Follower |
| Stephen Churchett | Soldier |
| David Hilton | Soldier |
| Nigel Pegram | Soldier |
| Michael Sharvell-Martin | Soldier II |
| Vic Taylor | Soldier |
| Talbot Rothwell | Writer |
| David Croft | Director |
| David Croft | Producer |
| Kenneth Sharp | Production Designer |
| Alan Braden | Composer |