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Chelmsford 123

Chelmsford 123

S1 · E1

IMDB:

6.6
Chelmsford 123

Released

3/9/1988

Duration

0h 0m

Genre

Comedy

Country

United States

Cast

Rory McGrath, Jimmy Mulville, Neil Pearson

Overview

Chelmsford, Britain in the year AD 123; there is a power struggle between Roman governor Aulus Paulinus and the British chieftain, Badvoc. Britain is a miserable place, cold and wet – just the place to exile Aulus for accidentally insulting the Emperor's horse, but also give him something useful to do. Aulus, probably a play on Aulus Platorius Nepos, the governor of Roman Britain between 122 and 125, was a rather delicate Roman, who was usually outwitted by the scheming Badvoc, who hadn't had a haircut for twenty-five years.

Episodes

Arrivederci RomaEP 1Available

Arrivederci Roma

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Aulus is given the Governor's job as a suitable punishment for accidentally insulting the Holy Roman Emperors' girlfriend (a horse!). They arrive in England to a surprisingly warm welcome from the Brits but inadvertently upset them at the first night celebration.

What's Your Poison?EP 2Available

What's Your Poison?

0m0.0

Aulus tries to win over the Brits by doing an early morning walkabout and arranging a banquet. Grasientus buys poison from Wolfbane with a view to killing Badvoc. Aulus is dismayed when Grasientus is exposed as a poisoner... but then Badvoc and Aulus are found to be up to the same tricks.

The Girl of My DreamsEP 3Available

The Girl of My Dreams

0m0.0

Aulus is having troubled dreams and tries to have them interpreted. A tribe of female warriors demands a male sacrifice after their cheif's three daughters are de-flowered. The women lay seige to Aulus, Badvoc, Grasientus and Functio for over a month.

One for the RoadEP 4Available

One for the Road

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Aulus pledges to build a Roman road from Chelmsford to London but the proposed route goes straight through a brothel that is being run by Badvoc and his men and being frequented by Functio. Blagg makes a career change from Shepherd to Masseur.

Vidi, Vici, VeniEP 5Available

Vidi, Vici, Veni

0m0.0

Badvoc is kidnapped by two Triconi. Aulus decides to 'protect' Gargamadua. Badvoc outwits the Triconi and talks them into sending a ransom demand of 100 bags of gold to Aulus.

Peeled Grapes and PedicuresEP 6Available

Peeled Grapes and Pedicures

0m0.0

Aulus decides to liven up Chelmsford with the Festival of Saturnalia. As part of the revelry, a fool is made king for a day - and so the Romans naturally choose Badvoc.

Cast

Rory McGrath

Badvoc

Rory McGrath

Jimmy Mulville

Aulus Paulinus

Jimmy Mulville

Neil Pearson

Mungo

Neil Pearson

Howard Lew Lewis

Blag

Howard Lew Lewis

Philip Pope

Grasientus

Philip Pope

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