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Plot. 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 ...
Photos. Quotes. Cassandra : Pompeii's citizens will befall the fate of the sinful men of Gomorrah! Lurcio : Will they, indeed? Cassandra : And Sodom. [pronounced Sod em] 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?
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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- 1969-09-01
- Comedy, History
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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 .
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.
Lurcio is now a free man, running a wine bar in Pompeii. He's blackmailed by Villainous Brutus, who wants him to drug a gladiator's wine in order to influence the result of his next fight. Things don't go according to plan and Lurcio finds himself in the arena.
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Jan 14, 2017 · Written by Talbot Rothwell Up Pompeii starred Frankie Howerd and was a Roman romp in the finest tradition of British bawdiness — a sort of Carry On Up Your Toga. When was it on? Following a pilot on BBC1 in 1969, there were two series (one of seven episodes, the other of six) of Up Pompeii! in 1970.
