Up Pompeii!

Up Pompeii!

1969 · 2 seasons · 14 eps · ★ 7.3 · Comedy

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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

Created by Talbot Rothwell

Network: ITV1

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