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 2, Episode 1 - The Legacy
Ludicrus's uncle dies and leaves him 10,000 drachma. The only snag is that the money will only be paid to Ludicrus if he has a son named after his uncle.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Monday 14th September 1970
- Time
- 9:20pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Frankie Howerd | Lurcio |
| Wallas Eaton | Ludicrus Sextus |
| Elizabeth Larner | Ammonia |
| Kerry Gardner | Nausius |
| Jeanne Mockford | Senna the Soothsayer |
| Georgina Moon | Erotica |
| Penny Beeching | Roman Maiden |
| Lucienne Camille | Roman Maiden |
| Monika Dietrich | Roman Maiden |
| Jackie Leapman | Roman Maiden |
| Heather Wright | Roman Maiden |
| Pat Coombs | Tarta |
| Bunny May | Hermes |
| Anita Richardson | Filfia |
| William Corderoy | Gladiator |
| Talbot Rothwell | Writer |
| Sid Colin | Writer |
| Sydney Lotterby | Director |
| Sydney Lotterby | Producer |
| Gerry Scott | Production Designer |
| Alan Braden | Composer |