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Summary
Lurcio (Frankie Howerd) is a slave in old Pompeii, before the city was destroyed by the eruption of Vesuvius.
His master is Ludicrus Sextus (Max Adrian / Wallas Eaton), who's married to Ammonia (Elizabeth Larner).
Ludicrus has a son, Nausius (Kerry Gardner) and a daughter, Erotica (Georgina Moon).
Other regular characters include Senna The Soothsayer (Jeanne Mockford) and Plautus (William Rushton).
Cast List
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Frankie Howerd
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Lurcio
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Max Adrian
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Ludicrus Sextus (Series 1)
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Wallas Eaton
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Ludicrus Sextus (Series 2)
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Elizabeth Larner
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Ammonia
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Kerry Gardner
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Nausius
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Georgina Moon
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Erotica
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Jeanne Mockford
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Senna
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William Rushton
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Plautus (Series 1)
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Walter Horsburgh
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Plautus (Pilot)
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Production Details
Written by:
Talbot Rothwell, Sid Colin
Produced by:
David Croft, Paul Lewis, Sydney Lotterby, Michael Mills
2 series, 16 episodes
Transmitted: 1970, 1975, 1981
TV Channel: BBC1
BBC Television
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