0428 01 Further Up Pompeii LWT 1991

[@chrisevans5259]

I think a lot of people forget just how much a talented and genuinely funny performer he was,... He nurtured his own unique style of comedy , that was broad of tone , an full of double entendre and saucy innuendo,...the mood and tone of shows like Up Pompeii was perfect for his camp lucid style, and non-stop one liners .....he's still missed to this day

[@gilloselton824]

Pure Class and sadly missed. The One and Only Frankie Howerd!

[@jnuttso1]

He died a year later what a fabulous entertainer a great loss to classic british comedy you live on in my KZbin playlist :-)

[@gilloselton824]

And in MINE! and on DVD also

[@HughTrodden-mj2bv]

Comic genius never dies .

[@andrewdavis9223]

Still one of the greats and still missed

[@meirwise1107]

Unique. Loved & missed. RIP

[@stormhawk3319]

Had he’d not died this would have been a hit sitcom in the early 90s. Frankie became a big cult icon to the student generation of the time.

[@angelacooper2661]

The student generation of the early 90s would have been my generation, as I was born in 1970. Titter ye not and shut yer face!

[@irishnavy9017]

great show great man Frankie Howard was

[@lesliegalert3823]

THIS JUST GOES TO SHOW HOW BAD T.V. PROGRAMMES HAVE SUNK TO, TODAY... THIS IS ENTERTAINMENT AT ITS BEST.!!! ABSOLUTLY BRILLIANT..!!!

[@timredfern1282]

Brilliant funny clever sadly missed RIP frankie

[@nigelh3253]

Frankie Howerd was a great performer with his own individual style. This was shown perfectly in the original 'Up Pompeii' series from the 1969/70 era. There episodes were outstanding because of Frankie, the directors close-ups, and the excellent writing of Tolbot Rothwell. This follow-up is a poor imitation of the original. Only a few embers remain.

[@martinschell4212]

Frank always worked best to a live audience, so unfortunately this canned laughter debacle doesn't live up to expectations. He's pure class though, as always, but this version of 'Up Pompeii' isn't a patch on what it was XX years earlier.

[@battywattywoo]

It's a shame we didn't get to see the spouses & children of Nausius & Erotica.

[@1960dave1960]

Just realised at the end , that was officer Crabtree…😂😅😊

[@medalion1390]

“Ah waz pissing by the window an I heard a shat”

[@angelacooper2661]

Good Moaning! I have a massage from Michelle! Hole Hotler!

[@givethedjabj]

Claudius is amazing! Well done to Barry James

[@aubreystanley1124]

26:08 funniest bit in the show.

[@GarryH1963]

Frankie looked a bit ill here, its sad to think just a year later he was gone

[@johnking5174]

He had heart problems during the last 2 years of his life, but this was made even worse when at Christmas 1991 on a holiday in the Amazon he contracted a virus, which really did more damage to his heart.

[@debrawhite4555]

So good and funny.show old ones again

[@mikepalm6452]

"Pure Comedy Genius"

[@riverbankjohn]

and known to the rest of the cast..... as Sharon LOL

[@markburnett8]

+John Tinsley Great line!! :)

[@harryflash5202]

Brilliant parody of Claudius.

[@tomkent4656]

Not a patch on the original BBC series.

[@lorrainewilkinson3134]

Canned laughter doesn't help..so obvious.very American .what happened to the live audiences

[@nigelh3253]

The script was weak compared to the original Tolbert Rothwell material. Plus the original supporting cast missing here - makes me realize how important they were to the overall success of Up Pompeii!

[@geowynleda4641]

That was pitiful. Frankie and the other cast did their best but whoever wrote that had no idea.

[@jrgboy]

Frankie hated Larry Grayson, he said he stole his act..

[@MatgoStyles]

Kenneth Williams felt the same about the pair of them.

[@pbworld7858]

@@MatgoStyles I hate to think what Charles Hawtrey thought of the three of them.

[@anonUK]

@@pbworld7858 Charles Hawtrey and Kenneth Williams were both Carry On regulars. Williams' mother was shocked to see Hawtrey was an "out and proud" gay man, as her own son never thought of doing that kind of thing, of course.

[@alexandrudicu7042]

Good comedy👍👍

[@49mrbassman]

This feels more like the Fankie would have done it in the first place, if he'd been given full reign.

[@outfoxthefox]

Not the same is it?

[@bigbearfuzzums7027]

Frankie you beautiful bastard I hope your well ensconced in heavely comdey abodes!

[@johngore5127]

The funniest poof in a straight world.

[@CJC92]

To think he died the year later :(

[@nickbarton3191]

This series was a parody of itself. The canned laughter is just awful. Such a pity as Howerd was a great comedian.

[@johnhastings7841]

LWT never ever used canned laughter for their comedies.

[@nickbarton3191]

@@johnhastings7841 sounds like it is but if you say so.

[@roderickfernandez5382]

The production value may be better but the show doesn't hold a candle to the original far as the comedy is concerned and I do love Frankie Howard.

[@johnhastings7841]

The BBC were originally approached to make this revival episode but turned it down - hence ITV stepped in & LWT made it. There is no canned laughter because LWT never used this for their comedies - it was shown before a live audience.

[@swaninabox1488]

What they failed to do was watch the previous ones... No-one is funny in this. I expect Mr Howard was under pressure and even he doesn't capture the free spirit that made the original endearing. Plus it isn't a live audience so they took away his forte and ruined it. Shame, it is unwatchable.

[@roderickfernandez5382]

1+qq

[@pingupangu1]

Tango man ambiguous

[@BRUTUALTRUTH]

hahaha

[@Road38910]

Shame about the laugh track.......pitiful 😖

[@paulchristopher3887]

No, this is not funny. The original was the best

[@garyfenlon5769]

Not that bad, still some funny moments, think Frankie had slowed down and his energy was what made the originals so good, would like to have seen some more of the original cast back as well, Lurcio's mistress Ammonia and her son Nauseous for example.

[@tonyjohn1395]

Canned laughter is horrendous , making it unwatchable .