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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.
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 ...
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 ...
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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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.
Mar 23, 1970 · Frankie Howerd was the star of the show, and expert at extracting every innuendo from the punning script. He played Lurcio, household slave to Senator Ludicrus Sextus and his wife Ammonia, and to ...
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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.
