It is the third film spin-off from the TV series Up Pompeii! (the previous film being Up the Chastity Belt set in the Middle Ages which followed on from the "Up Pompeii" film), directed by Bob Kellett, it stars Frankie Howerd as Lurk (a descendant of the slave Lurcio in Up Pompeii), a coward who is hypnotised into bravery.
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His television credits include Z-Cars, Up Pompeii!, Doctor Who (in the serial Day of the Daleks where he played a Controller in an alternate 22nd Century), Blake's 7, Auf Wiedersehen, Pet and Ever Decreasing Circles.
At the time of his death, he was married to the actress Madeline Smith, who featured in the film version of Up Pompeii (1971) and numerous comedy programmes in the 1970s.
Ege is probably best remembered for her role in the 1971 comedy hit film Up Pompeii alongside Frankie Howerd.
His other shows and films included Up Pompeii!, Up the Front, The Cobblers of Umbridge and The Virgin Soldiers.
Her many television credits include several appearances in Spike Milligan's Q series, Dixon of Dock Green, Till Death Us Do Part, and Up Pompeii! with Frankie Howerd.