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Up Pompeii!

Not Rated Comedy

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

Writer: N/A

Release Date:
September 17, 1969
Ratings:
7.2 / 10
Creator:
Talbot Rothwell
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Overview

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