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 |