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Up Pompeii!. Lurcio (Frankie Howerd). Copyright: BBC / London Weekend Television
Up Pompeii!

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.

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Series 1 - A Royal Television Gala Performance

Short sketch during the A Royal Television Gala Performance programme. The Queen, Helen of Troy, is coming to visit.

Broadcast details

Date
Sunday 24th May 1970
Channel
BBC One
Length
13 minutes

Cast & crew

Cast
Frankie Howerd Lurcio
Elizabeth Larner Ammonia
Kerry Gardner Nausius
Jeanne Mockford Senna the Soothsayer
Writing team
Talbot Rothwell Writer
Production team
David Croft Director
David Croft Producer
Alan Braden Composer

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