Chelmsford 123
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| Chelmsford 123 | |
|---|---|
 title screen | |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Created by | Rory McGrath Jimmy Mulville |
| Written by | Rory McGrath Jimmy Mulville |
| Starring | Jimmy Mulville Rory McGrath Philip Pope Neil Pearson |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original languages | English, Latin |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 24 minutes |
| Production company | Hat Trick Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | Channel 4 |
| Release | 9 March 1988 – 20 February 1990 |
Chelmsford 123 is a British television
situation comedy produced for Channel 4 by Hat Trick Productions
. It ran for two series, of six and seven episodes respectively, in 1988 and 1990.
The series was set in the British town of
Who Dares Wins
, appeared.
Both series are available on
All 4.[1]
Series 1 and 2 were released on DVD by Acorn Media UK on 15 September 2011.[2]
Principal cast
- Rory McGrath as Badvoc, A British chieftain
- Jimmy Mulville as Aulus Paulinus, the Roman Governor of Britain
- Philip Pope as Grasientus, Aulus' Brother in-law. (Pope also wrote the series' title music.)
- Howard Lew Lewis as Blag
- Neil Pearson as Mungo
- Erika Hoffman as Gargamadua, Badvoc's girlfriend (Series 1 only)
- Robert Austin as Functio (Series 1 only)
- Geoffrey McGivern as Wolfbane (one episode in Series 1, regular cast member in Series 2)
Also appearing in a number of episodes were:
- Geoffrey Whitehead as Viatorus, engineer, bringer of rain, sculptor (3 episodes)
- Andy Hamilton as Taranis, British "warrior" (2 episodes) (also sometime programme associate).
- Chris Langham as The Gate Guard and later Chief Of Security (2 episodes)
- Bill Wallis as Emperor Hadrian (2 episodes).
Episode list
Series 1: 1988
- Arrivederci Roma—9 March 1988 (sections in Italy played entirely in Latin, until Aulus arrives in Britain)
- What's Your Poison?—16 March 1988
- The Girl of My Dreams—23 March 1988
- One For The Road—30 March 1988
- Vidi Vici Veni—6 April 1988
- Peeled Grapes and Pedicures—13 April 1988
Series 2: 1990
- Heads You Lose—9 January 1990
- Get Well Soon—16 January 1990
- Bird Trouble—23 January 1990
- Odi, et Amo—30 January 1990
- The Secret War—6 February 1990
- Mine's a Double—13 February 1990
- Something Beginning With 'E' —20 February 1990 (as with first episode, sections in Italy played entirely in Latin, until the Emperor arrives in Britain)
References
- ^ "Chelmsford 123". Channel4.com. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ^ "SeeSaw - Watch Chelmsford 123 online". 22 February 2010. Archived from the original on 22 February 2010. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
External links
- Chelmsford 123 on Channel 4
- Chelmsford 123 at British Comedy Guide
- Chelmsford 123 at IMDb
