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 2, Episode 4 - The Peace Treaty
Lurcio becomes involved in attempts to prevent Pompeii from going to war with the Barbarians. One of his anti-war activities involves trying to persuade the women of Pompeii to deny conjugal rights if their husbands get involved in the war.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Monday 12th October 1970
- Time
- 9:20pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Frankie Howerd | Lurcio |
| Wallas Eaton | Ludicrus Sextus |
| Elizabeth Larner | Ammonia |
| Kerry Gardner | Nausius |
| Jeanne Mockford | Senna the Soothsayer |
| Georgina Moon | Erotica |
| Alan Curtis | Captain Bumshus |
| Dave Anderson (as David Anderson) | Lieutenant Preshus |
| Penny Beeching | Woman of Pompeii |
| Lucienne Camille | Woman of Pompeii |
| Monika Dietrich | Woman of Pompeii |
| Jackie Leapman | Woman of Pompeii |
| Anita Richardson | Woman of Pompeii |
| Heather Wright | Woman of Pompeii |
| Talbot Rothwell | Writer |
| Sid Colin | Writer |
| Sydney Lotterby | Director |
| Sydney Lotterby | Producer |
| Michael Young | Production Designer |
| Alan Braden | Composer |