Up Pompeii! (1969)

Up Pompeii! is a British television comedy series broadcast between 1969 and 1970, starring Frankie Howerd. The first series was written by Talbot Rothwell, a scriptwriter for the Carry On films, and the second series by Rothwell and Sid Colin. Two further specials were transmitted in 1975 and 1991. In ancient Pompeii, much-put-upon slave Lurcio navigates the chaotic lives of his owner's family

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Frankie Howerd
Frankie Howerd
as Lurcio
Elizabeth Larner
Elizabeth Larner
as Ammonia
Kerry Gardner
Kerry Gardner
as Nausius
Jeanne Mockford
Jeanne Mockford
as Senna the Soothsayer
Anita Richardson
Anita Richardson
as Roman Maiden as Camp Follower as Castor's Assistant as Slave Girl
Max Adrian
Max Adrian
as Sen. Ludicrus Sextus
Wallas Eaton
Wallas Eaton
as Sen. Ludicrus Sextus as Centurion Captain as Sergeant Junkus
Barbara Lindley
Barbara Lindley
as Roman Maiden as Slave as Slave Girl as Camp Follower
Valerie Stanton
Valerie Stanton
as Roman Maiden as Slave as Camp Follower as Slave Girl
William Rushton
William Rushton
as Plautus
Joanna Ross
Joanna Ross
as Roman Maiden as Angel as Slave Girl as Greek Actress as Camp Follower
Jeannette Wild
Jeannette Wild
as Roman Maiden as Greek Actress as Slave Girl as Camp Follower
Georgina Moon
Georgina Moon
as Erotica
Monika Dietrich
Monika Dietrich
as Roman Maiden
Sui Lin
Sui Lin
as Roman Maiden as Camp Follower as Prisoner
Penny Beeching
Penny Beeching
as Roman Maiden
Lucienne Camille
Lucienne Camille
as Roman Maiden
Jackie Leapman
Jackie Leapman
as Roman Maiden
Heather Wright
Heather Wright
as Roman Maiden
Larry Martyn
Larry Martyn
as Spurius as Gaoler as Verminus
Trisha Noble
Trisha Noble
as Luscia as High Priestess of the Vestal Virgins
Hugh Paddick
Hugh Paddick
as Bingo Caller
Leon Thau
Leon Thau
as Noxious
Geoffrey Hughes
Geoffrey Hughes
as Piteous
Janet Mahoney
Janet Mahoney
as Virginia
Penny Brahms
Penny Brahms
as Tittia
Jeremy Young
Jeremy Young
as Ponderous
Wendy Richard
Wendy Richard
as Soppia
Robert Gillespie
Robert Gillespie
as Senator Mucus
Nicholas Smith
Nicholas Smith
as Plotter
Michael Knowles
Michael Knowles
as Caushus
Colin Bean
Colin Bean
as Centurion
Fiona Kendall
Fiona Kendall
as Glamorous Briton
Stephen Churchett
Stephen Churchett
as Soldier
David Hilton
David Hilton
as Soldier
Nigel Pegram
Nigel Pegram
as Soldier
Michael Sharvell-Martin
Michael Sharvell-Martin
as Soldier
Vic Taylor
Vic Taylor
as Soldier
Lynda Baron
Lynda Baron
as Ambrosia
David Kernan
David Kernan
as Prodigius
John Ringham
John Ringham
as Buntus
John Cater
John Cater
as Castor Oilus
Mollie Sugden
Mollie Sugden
as Flavia
Queenie Watts
Queenie Watts
as Luscia's Maid
Derek Francis
Derek Francis
as Senator Lecherous
Norman Mitchell
Norman Mitchell
as Stovus Primus
Valerie Leon
Valerie Leon
as Daili
James Ottaway
James Ottaway
as Scrophulus
Vikki Richards
Vikki Richards
as Washroom Attendant
Olwen Griffiths
Olwen Griffiths
as Hermione
Bill Maynard
Bill Maynard
as Parcantus
Audrey Nicholson
Audrey Nicholson
as Hernia
Douglas Ridley
Douglas Ridley
as Cuspidor
Kenneth J. Warren
Kenneth J. Warren
as Captain Felonious
Grazina Frame
Grazina Frame
as Letitia
Penelope Charteris
Penelope Charteris
as Letitia's Sister
George Baker
George Baker
as Jamus Bondus
Patricia Haines
Patricia Haines
as Pussus Galoria
Alan Curtis
Alan Curtis
as Captain Bumptius
Dave Anderson
Dave Anderson
as Lieutenant Prescius
Barbara Windsor
Barbara Windsor
as Nymphia
Michael Brennan
Michael Brennan
as Dextrus Secundus
Roy Stewart
Roy Stewart
as Jeremy
Jean Kent
Jean Kent
as Aphrodite
Paul Whitsun-Jones
Paul Whitsun-Jones
as Nefarius
Bunny May
Bunny May
as Hermes the Messenger
Shaun Curry
Shaun Curry
as Spartacus
John Junkin
John Junkin
as Odius
Aubrey Woods
Aubrey Woods
as Capt. Bilious
Julia Goodman
Julia Goodman
as Cilla
Ruth Harrison
Ruth Harrison
as Cassandra the Soothsayer
Walter Horsbrugh
Walter Horsbrugh
as Plautus
Danny Daniels
Danny Daniels
as Agrippa
Richard McNeff
Richard McNeff
as Senator
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Seasons

Season 1

Season 1

Season 2

Season 2

Episodes season 0

  • 0x1

    Pilot

  • 0x2

    Further up pompeii

  • 0x3

    Further up pompeii (lwt)

Episodes season 1

  • 1x1

    Up pompeii!

  • 1x2

    Vestal virgins

  • 1x3

    The ides of march

  • 1x4

    The senator and the asp

  • 1x5

    Britannicus

  • 1x6

    The actors

  • 1x7

    Spartacus

  • 1x8

    The love potion

Episodes season 2

  • 2x1

    The legacy

  • 2x2

    Roman holiday

  • 2x3

    James bondus

  • 2x4

    The peace treaty

  • 2x5

    Nymphia

  • 2x6

    Exodus

Recomendation Series

  • Plebs
  • Mr. Iglesias
  • Unhappily Ever After
  • Filthy Rich & Catflap
  • The Thin Blue Line
  • Comedy Central Presents
  • Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
  • Medical Police
  • Blackadder
  • All Hail King Julien: Exiled
  • Hung
  • Crossing Swords
  • Fresh Off the Boat
  • Jeeves and Wooster
  • Benson
  • The Benny Hill Show
  • 'Allo 'Allo!
  • Digman!
  • Chappelle's Show
  • Arrested Development

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