Episode Guide (Series 2)
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1: The Legacy (14 Sep 70)
Ludicrus' uncle dies and leaves him 10,000 drachma. The only snag is that the money will only be paid to Ludicrus if he has a son named after his uncle.
Also appearing:
Pat Coombs (Tarta), Bunny May (Hermes), Anita Richardson (Filthia)
2: Roman Holiday (21 Sep 70)
Lurcio is looking after the house while the family are away. He agrees to hide two escaped slaves. Then various members of the family return home unexpectedly.
Also appearing:
Grazina Frame (Letitia), Kenneth J. Warren (Felonious)
3: James Bondus (28 Sep 70)
The secret plans for a new catapult have been stolen. Lurcio becomes involved in attempts to recover the stolen plans and meets the famous secret agent, James Bondus.
Also appearing:
George Baker (James Bondus), Patricia Haines (Pussus Galoria),
Larry Martyn (Spurious)
4: The Peace Treaty (5 Oct 70)
Lurcio becomes involved in attempts to prevent Pompeii from going to war with the Barbarians. One of h anti-war activities involves trying to persuade the women of Pompeii to deny conjugal rights if their husbands get involved in the war.
Also appearing:
David Anderson (Lieutenant Perseus), Alan Curtis (Captain Bumptious)
5: Nymphia (12 Oct 70)
Nausius is in love with a beautiful young girl named Nymphia. He wants to marry her, but his parents aren't sure that this is a good idea.
Also appearing:
Michael Brennan (Dextrus Secundus), Roy Stewart (Roy Stewart), Barbara Windsor (Nymphia)
6: Exodus (19 Oct 70)
Ludicrus loses his seat on the Senate. He decides to sell up and move his family to Rome. Lurcio is up for sale to the highest bidder. He's worried about the kind of master or mistress he'll have next.
Also appearing:
Jean Kent (Aphrodite), Larry Martyn (Verminous), Bunny May (Hermes), Paul Witsun-Jones (Nefarious)
Special
Further Up Pompeii!
(31 Mar 75)
Ammonia is planning an orgy. She gives Lurcio the job of keeping Ludicrus out of the way. Ludicrus sends Lurcio off to buy a sleeping draught. At the apothecary's shop, Lurcio meets up with Nausius, who's buying a love potion. The sleeping potion and the love potion get mixed up, with predictable consequences.
Also appearing:
Cyril Appleton (Claudius), John Cater (Pollux), Mark Dignam (Ludicrus Sextus),
Lindsay Duncan (Scrubba), Leon Greene (Prodigious), Olwen Griffiths (Hernia),
Jennifer Lonsdale (Erotica)
Special
Further Up Pompeii (LWT)
(14 Dec 91)
Lurcio is now a free man, running a wine bar in Pompeii. He's blackmailed by Villainous Brutus, who wants him to drug a gladiator's wine in order to influence the result of his next fight. Things don't go according to plan and Lurcio finds himself in the arena.
Also appearing:
Elizabeth Anson (Petunia), Ben Aris (Flatus), John Bardon (Villainous Brutus), Joanna Dickens (Colossa),
Roy Evans (Typhus), Peter Geeves (Ambiguous), Russell Gold (Noxious), Barry James (Claudius),
Tim Killick (Umbilicus), Gary Rice (Gluteus Maximus)