Chelmsford 123
- TV sitcom
- Channel 4
- 1988 - 1990
- 13 episodes (2 series)
In the year 123 AD and Aulus Paulinus finds himself appointed new governor of Britannia - to a somewhat mixed reception from the locals. Stars Rory McGrath, Jimmy Mulville, Philip Pope, Howard Lew Lewis, Neil Pearson and more.
Key details
- Genre
- Sitcom
- Broadcast
- 1988 - 1990
- Channel
- Channel 4
- Episodes
- 13 (2 series)
- Stars
- Rory McGrath, Jimmy Mulville, Philip Pope, Howard Lew Lewis, Neil Pearson, Erika Hoffman, Robert Austin and Geoffrey McGivern
- Writers
- Rory McGrath, Jimmy Mulville and Andy Hamilton
- Directors
- Vic Finch and John Stroud
- Producers
- Denise O'Donoghue and Adrian Bate
- Company
It is the year 123 AD, and after accidentally insulting Emperor Caesar's girlfriend Portia, Aulus Paulinus finds himself expelled from the comforts of Rome to a wet, cold island in the far corner of the Empire - Britannia. Potentially even worse, his snivelling brother-in-law Grasientus is sent as his second-in-command.
Based in Chelmsford, Aulus knows little - and understands less - of the peoples he has been sent to control, and so regularly finds himself at odds with (and more often than not, outwitted by) the local Celtic tribal leader, Badvoc.
Additional details
- Production
- Studio
- Camera set-up
- Multi-camera
- Picture
- Colour
Website links
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Wednesday 9th March 1988 at 10pm on Channel 4
- All previous repeats
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- Sunday 19th August 2012 at 2:20am on C4 - Series 1, Episode 1
Recording details
- Limehouse Studios