Up Pompeii! series 1
| Up Pompeii! | |
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| Season 1 | |
| 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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| # | Title | Original airdate | Prod. code |
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| 1 | "Vestal Virgins" | 30 March 1970 | TBA |
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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 |
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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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