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1971 | 90m | English
Popularity: 0.6 (history)
| Director: | Bob Kellett |
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| Writer: | Sid Colin |
| Staring: |
| A funny thing happens to Lurcio on the way to the rent-a-vestal-virgin market stall. A mysterious scroll falls into his hands, listing the names of all the conspirators plotting to murder Emperor Nero. And when the upstart slave is elected to infiltrate the ringleader's den, the comical ups-and-downs lead to total uproar. | |
| Release Date: | Mar 11, 1971 |
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| Director: | Bob Kellett |
| Writer: | Sid Colin |
| Genres: | Comedy |
| Keywords | ancient rome, slave, pompeii, nero, based on tv series |
| Production Companies | Associated London Films, Anglo-EMI |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 29, 2026 Entered: Apr 24, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Frankie Howerd | Lurcio |
| Patrick Cargill | Nero |
| Bill Fraser | Prosperus Maximus |
| Michael Hordern | Ludicrus Sextus |
| Barbara Murray | Ammonia |
| Lance Percival | Captain Bilius |
| Adrienne Posta | Scrubba |
| Bernard Bresslaw | Gorgo |
| Roy Hudd | Nero's M.C. |
| Julie Ege | Voluptua |
| Lally Bowers | Procuria |
| Kenneth Cranham | Christian |
| Russell Hunter | Jailer |
| Laraine Humphrys | Flavia |
| Royce Mills | Nausius |
| Hugh Paddick | Priest |
| Madeline Smith | Erotica |
| Ian Trigger | Odius |
| Billy Walker | Prodigious |
| Rita Webb | Cassandra |
| Aubrey Woods | Villanus |
| Ken Wynne | Vinus |
| Gaye Brown | Biggia |
| Veronica Clifford | Boobia |
| Jonathan Dennis | Young Man |
| Andy Forray | Christian |
| Barrie Gosney | Major Domo |
| Derek Griffiths | Steam Slave |
| Irlin Hall | Plumpa |
| Mischa De La Motte | Satyr |
| Kenny Rodway | Rumpus |
| Robert Tayman | Noxius |
| Warwick Sims | Handsome Man |
| George Woodbridge | Fat Bather |
| Nicola Austin | Naked Woman (uncredited) |
| Minah Bird | Girl Bather (uncredited) |
| Josephine Blain | Girl Bather (uncredited) |
| Samantha Bond | Girl Bather (uncredited) |
| Anna Brett | Slave Girl (uncredited) |
| Rina Brown | Girl Bather (uncredited) |
| Pauline Chamberlain | Woman at Orgy (uncredited) |
| Ann Collins | Rent-a-Girl (uncredited) |
| Les Conrad | Soldier (uncredited) |
| Richard Cordery | Centurian (uncredited) |
| Peter Dean | Man at Orgy (uncredited) |
| Sally Douglas | Titta (uncredited) |
| Candace Glendenning | Stone Girl (uncredited) |
| Robert Grange | Centurian (uncredited) |
| Peter Hannon | Citizen (uncredited) |
| Carol Hawkins | Nero's Girl (uncredited) |
| Bill Hemmings | Soldier (uncredited) |
| Eric Kent | Man at Orgy (uncredited) |
| Olga Linden | Girl Bather (uncredited) |
| Andrea Lloyd | Pretty Girl (uncredited) |
| Laura Marshall | Sutra (uncredited) |
| Lynn Marshall | Rent-a-Girl (uncredited) |
| Reuben Martin | Masseur (uncredited) |
| James Payne | Market Stall Holder (uncredited) |
| Janet Pearce | One of the Threesome (uncredited) |
| David Prowse | Muscular Man (uncredited) |
| Corinne Skinner-Carter | Belly Dancer (uncredited) |
| Patsy Snell | Rent-a-Girl (uncredited) |
| Valerie Stanton | Virginia (uncredited) |
| Sheila Steafel | Voluptua (voice) (uncredited) |
| Richie Stewart | Drunk Man (uncredited) |
| Sammie Winmill | Orgy Girl in a Basket (uncredited) |
| Mark York | One of the Threesome (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Bob Kellett | Director |
| Sid Colin | Screenplay |
| Carl Davis | Original Music Composer, Conductor |
| Pat Green | Production Supervisor |
| Allan James | Assistant Director |
| Herbert Smith | Camera Operator |
| Chris Moore | Sound Recordist |
| Bill Rowe | Sound Recordist |
| Stephen Warwick | Sound Editor |
| Thelma Graves | Casting Director |
| Tilly Day | Continuity |
| Richard Mills | Makeup Artist |
| Eileen Warwick | Hairdresser |
| Penny Lowe | Costume Designer |
| Ernie Blake | Construction Manager |
| Ian Wilson | Director of Photography |
| Al Gell | Editor |
| Seamus Flannery | Production Design |
| Talbot Rothwell | Original Concept |
| Ken Howard | Songs |
| Alan Blaikley | Songs |
| Nat Cohen | Presenter |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Ned Sherrin | Producer |
| Terry Glinwood | Associate Producer |
| Beryl Vertue | Executive Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2025 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Movie spin-off from the popular TV series with Howerd repeating his role as the hapless slave involved in farcial goings-on. Packed with double entendres, the script gives full rein to Howerd's brand of mockery, with frequent breaking of the fourth wall, made when he was the most popular UK comic. T ... he cheerfully cheap looking set is hardly expanded from the original while the plot is similarly loose. Howerd provokes the ire of Roman officer Percival who pursues him throughout the movie, including when his owners, Horden and Murray, throw a lascivious orgy, filled with naked flesh. Fraser has organised the assassination of fey Emperor Nero (Cargill) which Howerd proceeds to disrupt. It all ends with the volcano killing everybody! The decorous female cast is definitely a plus, with Smith as Erotica a standout in more ways than one. The beauteous Ege has little to do, but looks so good it hardly matters. Made when many British TV shows were turned into features, this is still a fun watch.