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Spartacus begins a slave rebellion, but Lurcio refuses to join due to cowardice. Lurcio is mistaken for a rebel anyway and imprisoned. Lurcio learns of a Roman plan to kill all the slaves in Pompeii and decides he is safer in prison. Ludicrus, Ammonia and Nausius all make attempts to free Lurcio but are themselves arrested.
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).
Up Pompeii is a 1971 film and the first film spin-off of Up Pompeii. It stars Frankie Howerd, Patrick Cargill, Bill Fraser, Michael Hordern, Barbara Murray, Lance Percival, Adrienne Posta, Bernard Bresslaw, Roy Hudd, and Julie Ege. Lurcio (Howerd) — slave of Ludicrus Sextus (Hordern), Ammonia (Murray), Erotica (Madeline Smith), and Nausius ...
Jan 6, 2023 · UP POMPEII! First episode: September 17 1969 Last episode: December 14 1991. by Mark McKay (reprinted from LAUGH MAGAZINE #20, 1999) “Greetings good citizens! The prologue. . . “ With these words Frankie Howerd, alias Lurcio the slave, welcomed television viewers to a bawdy weekly romp set in a world of slaves, senators, pimps, gladiators ...
The cast is pretty well unchanged from the TV Series too. Frankie Howerd (Lurcio) based his whole theatrical career on dodgy double intendres and this film is full of them. His habit of making asides directly to the audience via the camera is hilarious. In fact, most of the comedy lies in those two attributes.
The Love Potion: With Frankie Howerd, Max Adrian, Elizabeth Larner, Georgina Moon. Lurcio can't help feeling that the household are trying to get rid of him, news of a pretty visitor leads to ideas of trickery, and a bit of something in the wine results in a lot of something in the air.
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Meanwhile, Lurcio tells the Captain and Ammonia that Ludicrus is outside, and urges the Captain to escape by jumping into the river. Lurcio disguises himself as the Captain and persuades Ammonia to disguise herself as the missing slave girl, convincing her that she will get to meet the Captain again. Lurcio takes the girls to the club to sell them.
