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Release Date:
17 September 1969 (UK) moreAwards:
2 nominations moreUser Comments:
Has all the earmarks of true Roman comedy.... moreCast
(Series Cast Summary - 19 of 22) | Frankie Howerd | ... | Lurcio (14 episodes, 1969-1970) |
| Elizabeth Larner | ... | Ammonia (14 episodes, 1969-1970) |
| Kerry Gardner | ... | Nausius (14 episodes, 1969-1970) |
| Jeanne Mockford | ... | Senna the soothsayer / ... (13 episodes, 1970) |
| Anita Richardson | ... | Filthia (13 episodes, 1970) |
| Wallas Eaton | ... | Sen. Ludicrus Sextus / ... (8 episodes, 1970) |
| Max Adrian | ... | Sen. Ludicrus Sextus (first season) / ... (8 episodes, 1969-1970) |
| Barbara Lindley | ... | Slave (8 episodes, 1969-1970) |
| Valerie Stanton | ... | Slave (8 episodes, 1969-1970) |
| Georgina Moon | ... | Erotica (7 episodes, 1969-1970) |
| William Rushton | ... | Plautus (7 episodes, 1970) |
| Joanna Ross | (7 episodes, 1970) | |
| Jeannette Wild | (7 episodes, 1970) | |
| Penny Beeching | (6 episodes, 1970) | |
| Lucienne Camille | (6 episodes, 1970) | |
| Monika Dietrich | (6 episodes, 1970) | |
| Jackie Leapman | (6 episodes, 1970) | |
 | Heather Wright | (6 episodes, 1970) | |
| Sui Lin | (6 episodes, 1970) |
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UK:30 min (13 episodes)Country:
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1.33 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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The show was inspired by Frankie Howerd's performance in the original London stage production of "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum". moreFAQ
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If you have a taste for the classic attributes of Roman comedy such as slapstick, coarseness, and blatant sex jokes this one's for you. Roman comedy was pretty crass, far "worse" than the Three Stooges, but sometimes you just have to let go and laugh a little, or a lot. The characters, after all, are funny. And the situations hilarious...my favorite being the episode in which Lurkio pulls a "Lysistrata" stunt. The jokes are silly and corny with awful puns amok but, come on, loosen up, this is humor very much in the vein of Plautus. Such gimmicks as Lurkio's eternal prologues and Nausius' inept odes afford lots of low quality giggles, too. Some early episodes and the feature length film used to be available on video, and I hope they will resurface someday soon.