TV Series

Up Pompeii!

Name: Up Pompeii!
Released: 1969-09-17
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Frankie Howerd, Elizabeth Larner, Kerry Gardner, Jeanne Mockford, Wallas Eaton

Sep 17, 1969 · 2 Seasons · 14 Episodes · 30m / ep · Comedy

⭐ 7.2/ 10

Created by Talbot Rothwell

Status: Ended

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