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Country of origin
  
United Kingdom

First episode date
  
9 March 1988

Network
  
Channel 4

Number of episodes
  
13

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Genre
  
Comedy

Original language(s)
  
English

Final episode date
  
20 February 1990

Number of seasons
  
2

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Created by
  
Rory McGrath Jimmy Mulville

Written by
  
Rory McGrath Jimmy Mulville

Starring
  
Jimmy Mulville Rory McGrath Philip Pope Neil Pearson

Cast
  
Rory McGrath, Jimmy Mulville, Howard Lew Lewis, Neil Pearson, Geoffrey McGivern

Similar
  
Is It Legal?, Tandoori Nights, Terry and Julian, Chance in a Million, Black Books

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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, in 1988 and 1990.

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The series was set in the British town of Chelmsford in the year AD 123, and concerned the power struggle between Roman governor Aulus Paulinus (Jimmy Mulville) and the British chieftain, Badvoc (Rory McGrath). 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. Many of the other regular "Hat Trick" actors, previously seen in shows such as Who Dares Wins, also appeared.

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Both series are now available on 4 on Demand and SeeSaw.

Series 1 and 2 was released on DVD by Acorn Media UK on 15 September 2011.

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Principal cast

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  • Rory McGrath as Badvoc, British chieftain
  • Jimmy Mulville as Aulus Paulinus, 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 (Series 2 only)

    • Also appearing in a number of episodes were :-

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  • 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).

    • Series 1: 1988

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  • Arrivederci Roma—9 March 1988 (sections in Rome 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 Rome played entirely in Latin, until the Emperor arrives in Britain)

    • References

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