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Up Pompeii! was original broadcast as part of the series Comedy Playhouse.
No character names are credited on screen so these are taken from the dialogue. The spellings may not be correct. Names given in quotation marks are description of the character taken from dialogue.
| Frankie Howard |
Lurcio |
| Ludicrus Sextus |
Max Adrian |
| Elizabeth Larner |
Ammonia |
| John Junkin |
"Madame" |
| Aubrey Woods |
Captain Bilious |
| Kerry Gardner |
Nausius |
| Julia Goodman |
Filer |
| Georgina Moon |
Erotica |
| Ruth Harrison |
Cassandra the Soothsayer |
| Richard McNeff |
Senator |
| Walter Horsburgh |
Plautus' Scroll Holder |
| with |
| Danny Daniels |
| Barbara Lindley |
| Valerie Stanton |
| Marie |
| Film Cameraman |
Max Samett |
| Film Editor |
Bob Rymer |
| Lighting |
William G. Poole |
| Sound |
John Holmes |
| Wardrobe |
Reginald Samuel |
| Make-up |
Cynthia Goodman |
| Music by |
Alan Braden |
| Scripted by |
Talbot Rothwell |
| Designer |
Sally Hulke |
| Producer |
Michael Mills |
| BBC tv |
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1 September 1969 |
| Senator Ludicrus Sextus is putting forward a bill in the Senate to allow slaves to buy their freedom. Ludicrus' slave, Lurcio is understandably happy about this. All Lurcio has to do is to get together the 500 Drachmas so that he can purchase his freedom. The problem is, how does a slave get 500 Drachmas when he isn't paid anything... |
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Episode Guide Compiled by
Richard Spurr
Posted: 31 July 1998
Last Updated: 10 April 1999 |
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