Up Pompeii!(TV show/series, 1970)

Name: Up Pompeii!
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1970
Rating: 4

30min per episode | Genre: Comedy

Scripted Reality in 2 seasons with 14 episodes

Rating: 4.0/5 (with 4 votes)

Up Pompeii! is a British television comedy series set in ancient Pompeii and 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 later specials were transmitted in 1975 and 1991 and a film adaptation was released in 1971. ()

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Up Pompeii! Seasons and Episodes

09/14/1970Season 2 - 6 episodes

#1 | 09/14/1970The Legacy

Ludicrus' uncle dies and leaves him 10,000 drachma. The only snag is that the money will only be paid to Ludicrus if he has a son named after his uncle.

#2 | 09/21/1970Roman Holiday

Lurcio is looking after the house while the family are away. He agrees to hide two escaped slaves. Then various members of the family return home unexpectedly.

#3 | 09/28/1970James Bondus

The secret plans for a new catapult have been stolen. Lurcio becomes involved in attempts to recover the stolen plans and meets the famous secret agent, James Bondus.

#4 | 10/05/1970The Peace Treaty

Lurcio becomes involved in attempts to prevent Pompeii from going to war with the Barbarians. One of h anti-war activities involves trying to persuade the women of Pompeii to deny conjugal rights if their husbands get involved in the war.

#5 | 10/12/1970Nymphia

Nausius is in love with a beautiful young girl named Nymphia. He wants to marry her, but his parents aren't sure that this is a good idea.

#6 | 10/19/1970Exodus

Ludicrus loses his seat on the Senate. He decides to sell up and move his family to Rome. Lurcio is up for sale to the highest bidder. He's worried about the kind of master or mistress he'll have next.

03/30/1970Season 1 - 8 episodes

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09/17/1969Specials - 3 episodes

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Additional Information

Production country: United Kingdom (UK)

Plays in: Pompeii

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 2 languages: English (EN), Russian (RU)

Status: Ended

First episode released on: 03/30/1970

Last episode released on: 10/19/1970

Cast: Frankie Howerd

Composer: Alan Braden

Keywords: pompeii, ancient rome, double entendre, slave, breaking the fourth wall, period sitcom

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