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    The series is set in ancient, pre-eruption Pompeii, with the players bearing Latinised names suggestive of their character.Howerd is the slave Lurcio (pronounced Lurk-io); his bumbling old master Ludicrus Sextus (Max Adrian, then Wallas Eaton), the promiscuous wife is Ammonia (Elizabeth Larner), their daughter Erotica (Georgina Moon) and their virginal son Nausius (Kerry Gardner).

  2. Download this stock image: FRANKIE HOWERD AS THE SLAVE 'LURCIO' WITH THE NEW LINE UP OF ROMAN DOLLIES TO APPEAR WITH HIM IN THE NEW WEEKLY BBC 1 RACY ROMAN COMEDY SERIES OF UP POMPEII!. (L-R) JACKIE LEAPMAN, PENNY BEECHING, HEATHER WRIGHT, LUCIENNE CAMILLE, MONIKA DIETRICH AND ANITA RICHARDSON. AT THE BBC TELEVISION CENTRE IN SHEPHERDS BUSH, LONDON - G497F1 from Alamy's library of millions of ...

  3. Storyline. Lurcio is a much-put-upon slave in the ancient Roman town of Pompeii. More often than not, Lurcio finds himself keeping his owner's family members apart, in order to keep them together. Plot Summary.

  4. Mar 11, 2024 · At the 1971 box office Up Pompeii stood up well and brought forth two follow-ups at other ages, showing that Howerd’s unique brand of comedy was just as much appreciated by cinema audiences as it was in stage and the small screen. Published on March 11th, 2024. Written by Brian Slade for Television Heaven. "Nay, nay and thrice nay!"

  5. Lurcio : Ooh, I agree, the lot of them! Lurcio : [after Cassandra's prophecy; to the camera] Oh, she's very embittered, you know. Very embittered. You've seen the ring she had on? Well, allegedly, that was given to her by her fiancé when she was eighteen, and he jilted her, and she hasn't had it off since! Poor dear!

  6. Up Pompeii!: With Frankie Howerd, Elizabeth Larner, Kerry Gardner, Jeanne Mockford. Lurcio is a much-put-upon slave in the ancient Roman town of Pompeii. More often than not, Lurcio finds himself keeping his owner's family members apart, in order to keep them together.

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  8. Jan 6, 2023 · Up Pompeii! was centred around the home of Lurcio’s master and mistress — the doddery, ineffectual Roman sena­tor Ludicrus Sextus, and his sexually hungry wife, Ammonia (in her younger days known to all as ‘Madeira’ , because she was a piece of cake). Their pretty teenage daughter, Erotica was thought by her father to be pure and chaste, but Lurcio was only too aware of her voracious ...

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