Up Pompeii!
| Up Pompeii! | |
|---|---|
Opening title | |
| Created by | Talbot Rothwell |
| Written by | Talbot Rothwell Sid Colin |
| Starring | Frankie Howerd Max Adrian Elizabeth Larner Kerry Gardner |
| Composer | Alan Braden |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 16 (including Further Up Pompeii) |
| Production | |
| Producers | Michael Mills David Croft Sydney Lotterby |
| Running time | 30–45 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC1 |
| Release | 17 September 1969 – 26 October 1970 |
Up Pompeii! is a British television comedy series set in ancient Pompeii and broadcast between 1969 and 1970, starring Frankie Howerd. The first series was written by Talbot Rothwell, a scriptwriter for the Carry On films, and the second series by Rothwell and Sid Colin. Two later specials were transmitted in 1975 and 1991 and a film adaptation was released in 1971.