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Season 1 1970

  • 1970-03-30T20:10:00Z on ITV
  • 30m
  • 3h 30m (7 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • English
  • Comedy
In the vein of and following in the footsteps of "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum", this bawdy, risque, and hilarious British Comedy is rife with one liners, innuendos, and double entendres, and was the perfect comedy for Britain's mad comedian Frankie Howerd. From his attempt to begin each show with "The Prologue" to his final "Salut", what occurs in-between is pure Frankie Howerd. The cast around him are his props and his role as the slave Lurcio was one of his finest roles, played to comedic perfection. The series takes place in Pompeii, before the eruption of Vesuvius of course, and relates the day to day trials and tribulations of our star, the slave Lurcio played by Frankie Howerd. The innuendo's begin at once with the names of the characters in the series. Lurcio is slave to philandering Senator Ludicrus Sextus, a rather befuddled senator that is often at odds with both his wife and common sense.

7 episodes

Series Premiere

1970-03-30T20:10:00Z

1x01 Vestal Virgins

Series Premiere

1x01 Vestal Virgins

  • 1970-03-30T20:10:00Z30m

The annual ceremony of the Vestal Virgins is about to be held. The compere hasn't turned up, so Ludicrus has to 'do the homours', aided by Lurcio.

Ludicrous is promoting a bill in the Senate to close down the local brothels. This brings him into conflict with the brothel keepers, who plot to ruin the Vestal Virgins ceremony.

1970-04-06T20:10:00Z

1x02 The Ides of March

1x02 The Ides of March

  • 1970-04-06T20:10:00Z30m

Ludicrus becomes involved in a plan to assassinate Julius Caesar. Ammonia gives Lurcio the job of foiling the plot. Lurcio is arrested and taken to Caesar's lieutenant, Ponderous. He's forced to impersonate Caesar in an attempt to catch the plotters.

1970-04-13T20:10:00Z

1x03 The Senator and the Asp

1x03 The Senator and the Asp

  • 1970-04-13T20:10:00Z30m

Ammonia is expecting an unwelcome visit from an old flame. She tells Lurcio to get rid of him using a poisonous asp. When a man arrives at the front door, Lurcio disposes of him, as instructed. Then Ludicrus announces that he's expecting a visit from Stovus Primus...

1970-04-20T20:10:00Z

1x04 Britannicus

1x04 Britannicus

  • 1970-04-20T20:10:00Z30m

An army has to be raised to go to Britain to put down revolting natives. Lurcio is forced to go along, though he'd prefer not to.

1970-04-27T20:10:00Z

1x05 The Actors

1x05 The Actors

  • 1970-04-27T20:10:00Z30m

When the Olympia Theatre Company comes to town, Ammonia sends Lurcio to the theatre with a note for one of the actors, who's one of her old flames. At the same time Ludicrus wants Lurcio to deliver a note to one of the actresses.

1970-05-04T20:10:00Z

1x06 Spartacus

1x06 Spartacus

  • 1970-05-04T20:10:00Z30m

Spartacus is the leader of a growing revolt among the slaves of Rome. Lurcio doesn't want to get involved in anything as dangerous as a revolt, but there's no way he can prevent it from affecting him.

Season Finale

1970-05-11T20:10:00Z

1x07 The Love Potion

Season Finale

1x07 The Love Potion

  • 1970-05-11T20:10:00Z30m

Lurcio is given the night off when everyone goes out. Ammonia, Ludicrus and Erotica each give him money so that he'll be out of the house for the evening. Lurcio, however, has other ideas. He's expecting a visit from new neighbour, Lusha. He uses the money to buy a love potion and looks forward to a night of pleasure. Everything goes according to plan ... until the various members of the family sneak back home, expecting the house to be empty.

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