Chelmsford 123

Season 1

1988 · 6 episodes · 8.8/10

Episodes

1. 1

   1. Arrivederci Roma

   9 Mar 1988 · 9.0/10

   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.

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   2. What's Your Poison?

   16 Mar 1988 · 8.0/10

   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.

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   3. The Girl of My Dreams

   23 Mar 1988 · 8.0/10

   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.

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   4. One for the Road

   30 Mar 1988 · 10.0/10

   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.

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   5. Vidi, Vici, Veni

   6 Apr 1988 · 9.0/10

   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.

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   6. Peeled Grapes and Pedicures

   13 Apr 1988 · 9.0/10

   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.