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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 6 - Spartacus
Spartacus is the leader of a growing revolt among the slaves of Rome. Lurcio doesn't want to get involved in anything as dangerous as a revolt, but there's no way he can prevent it from affecting him.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Monday 4th May 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 |
Barbara Lindley | Slave |
Valerie Stanton | Slave |
Wallas Eaton | Centurion Captain |
Shaun Curry | Spartacus |
Larry Martyn | Gaoler |
Sui Lin | Prisoner |
Anita Richardson | Iris |
Joanna Ross | Slave |
Jeannette Wild (as Jeanette Wild) | Slave |
Talbot Rothwell | Writer |
David Croft | Director |
David Croft | Producer |
Kenneth Sharp | Production Designer |
Alan Braden | Composer |