Up Pompeii! (series 1)

Up Pompeii! (series 1)
Country of origin	UK
No. of episodes	7
Release
Original network	BBC One
Original release	Pilot: 17 September 1969 Series: 30 March 1970 – 11 May 1970

Up Pompeii!'s first series originally aired on BBC 1 between 30 March 1970 and 11 May 1970. The pilot episode, "Up Pompeii!", premiered on the BBC's Comedy Playhouse on 17 September 1969. The first series was written by Talbot Rothwell, best remembered for his scripts for the Carry On films.

Main actors

The main actors of the first series are:

Actor	Role
Frankie Howerd	Lurcio, slave to the Sextus family
Max Adrian	Senator Ludricus Sextus
Elizabeth Larner	Ammonia Sextus, wife of Ludricus
Kerry Gardner	Nausius Sextus, son of Ludricus
Georgina Moon	Erotica Sextus, daughter of Ludricus
Willie Rushton	Plautus, philosopher in the clouds
Jeanne Mockford	Senna the Soothsayer

Guest actors

The major guest actors of the first series are:

Actor	Role	Episode #
Leon Thau	Noxious, owner of a bawdy house	1
Geoffrey Hughes	Piteous, Noxious' aide	1
Trisha Noble	High Priestess of the Vestal Virgins	1
Hugh Paddick	Runs the Grand Eureka Session (a lottery) before the Vestal Virgin competition	1
Janet Mahoney	Tittea, substitute virgin #1	1
Penny Brahms	Virginia, substitute virgin #2	1
Sui Lin	Plautus' scribe	1
Jeremy Young	Ponderous, General to the mighty Cesar	2
Wendy Richard	Sopia, hand maiden in the Sextus household	2
Robert Gillespie	Plotter #1	2
Nicholas Smith	Plotter #2	2
Michael Knowles	Plotter #3	2
Colin Bean	Centurion	2
Sui Lin	Rent a Bit Girl	2
Derek Francis	Senator Lecherous Maximus	3
Norman Mitchell	Senator Stovus Primus	3
Valerie Leon	Daili	3
James Ottaway	Scrophulus	3
Wallas Eaton	Sergeant Jankus	4
Robin Hunter	Briton	4
Peter Needham	Briton	4
Olwen Griffiths	Hermione	5
Bill Maynard	Percentus (Theatre Manager)	5
Audrey Nicholson	Hernia	5
Douglas Ridley	Cuspidor	5
Wallas Eaton	Centurion Captain	6
Shaun Curry	Spartacus	6
Larry Martyn	Goaler	6
Sui Lin	Prisoner	6
Lynda Baron	Ambrosia	7
John Cater	Castor Oilus	7
David Keran	Prodigious	7
Trisha Noble	Lusha	7
John Ringham	Buntus	7
Mollie Sugden	Flavia	7
Queenie Watts	Slave	7

List of episodes

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Lurcio lands in trouble after confusing a visiting senator for his msitress returning lover. Causing him to poison an honoured guest from the emperor

Lurcio and his master are conscripted to fight in Britain. Lurcio is worried as he had to flee Britain after turning down an offer of marriage. Amonia becomes a camp follower and ends up paired with her husband

#	Title	Original airdate	Prod. code
1	"Vestal Virgins"	30 March 1970	TBA
Senator Ludricus Sextus must select Miss Vestal Virgin of BC 72 at the 2462nd annual Festival of the Vestal Virgins (known as VV Day). The bawdy house owner Noxious wishes to discredit the Senator, because Ludricus often speaks against bawdy houses. Lurcio must find a real virgin after the Gods disprove of Noxious's substitutions, or else Ludricus faces ridicule. And the only virgin around seems to be Ludricus' son, Nausius...
2	"The Ides Of March"	6 April 1970	TBA
Senator Ludricus Sextus becomes embroiled in a plot to assassinate the mighty Cesar. His wife, Ammonia, asks Lurcio to stop the plot. Lurcio accidentally becomes chosen as the assassin. Ammonia rushes to Cesar to warn him. Meanwhile Lurcio is picked up by the centurions and given the choice by General Ponderous to stand in as Cesar's double, or be thrown to the lions. Ludricus finds Cesar closeted with Ammonia, and thinks Cesar is Lurcio... Confusing, but it all works out in the end. (Trivia: Frankie Howerd plays both Lurcio and Cesar).
3	"The Senator And The Asp"	13 April 1970	TBA
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4	"Britannicus"	20 April 1970	TBA
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5	"The Actors"	27 April 1970	TBA
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6	"Spartacus"	4 May 1970	TBA
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7	"The Love Potion"	4 May 1970	TBA
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External links

• Up Pompeii! at the Internet Movie Database