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Up Pompeii!

Original title: Up Pompeii!

Year

1969

Rating

★ 7.3/10

Runtime

30 min

Seasons

2

Genres

Comedy

Up Pompeii! is a British television comedy series broadcast between 1969 and 1970, starring Frankie Howerd. The first series was written by Talbot Rothwell, a scriptwriter for the Carry On films, and the second series by Rothwell and Sid Colin. Two further specials were transmitted in 1975 and 1991. In ancient Pompeii, much-put-upon slave Lurcio navigates the chaotic lives of his owner's family

Cast: Frankie Howerd, Elizabeth Larner, Kerry Gardner, Jeanne Mockford, Wallas Eaton