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The Best Episodes of Up Pompeii! Season 1

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The Best Episodes of Up Pompeii! Season 1

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...
  1. 8.2/10(47 votes)

    #1 - The Ides of March

    S1:E2

    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.

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  2. 7.9/10(38 votes)

    #2 - The Love Potion

    S1:E7

    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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  3. 7.8/10(35 votes)

    #3 - Spartacus

    S1:E6

    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.

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  4. 7.7/10(40 votes)

    #4 - Up Pompeii!

    S1:E0

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  5. 7.7/10(48 votes)

    #5 - Vestal Virgins

    S1:E1

    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.

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  6. 7.6/10(33 votes)

    #6 - The Senator and the Asp

    S1:E3

    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...

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  8. 7.6/10(34 votes)

    #7 - Britannicus

    S1:E4

    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.

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  9. 7.3/10(30 votes)

    #8 - The Actors

    S1:E5

    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.

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"The Ides of March" is the best rated episode of "Up Pompeii!" season 1. It scored 8.2/10 based on 47 votes. Directed by N/A and written by Talbot Rothwell, it aired on 4/6/1970. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "The Love Potion".