A BBC TV comedy movie about the people living in Pompeii prior to its destruction by volcano, focusing on the life of a house slave (played by Frankie Howerd). A sort of prequel to the 1971 movie "Up Pompeii"
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Cast
13 people
Frankie Howerd
Lurcio
Known for
Carry On Doctor
The Ladykillers
Mark Dignam
Ludicrus Sextus
Known for
The Taming of the Shrew
Sink the Bismarck!
Elizabeth Larner
Ammonia
Also in
Up Pompeii!
Triangle
Kerry Gardner
Nausius
Also in
Up Pompeii!
Misleading Cases
Jennifer Lonsdale
Erotica
Also in
That's My Boy
Come Back Mrs. Noah
Jeanne Mockford
Senna the soothsayer
Also in
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
The Mighty Boosh
John Cater
Pollux
Known for
Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter
I, Claudius
Leon Greene
Prodigius
Known for
The Devil Rides Out
Masada
Olwen Griffiths
Hernia
Also in
Doctor Snuggles
Maurice
Cyril Appleton
Cyril Appleton
Also in
A Warning to the Curious
The Ash Tree
Lindsay Duncan
Scrubba
Known for
Sherlock
Rome
Anita Richardson
Filthia
Also in
Up Pompeii!
Are You Being Served?
David Croft Director · Talbot Rothwell Writer
First release March 31, 1975 · Produced in United Kingdom · Production BBC Film
Production
BBC
Production
BBC Film
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United Kingdom
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · March 31, 1975
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No release date listed for United States.
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