Chelmsford 123 (1988)

Name: Chelmsford 123
Genre: Comedy
Rating: 7.7
Cast: Rory McGrath, Jimmy Mulville, Neil Pearson, Howard Lew Lewis, Philip Pope

Comedy

Chelmsford, Britain in the year AD 123; there is a power struggle between Roman governor Aulus Paulinus and the British chieftain, Badvoc. 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.

IMDb rating: 7.7 (380 votes)
Seasons: 2
Streaming (US): The Roku Channel · Pluto TV · Tubi TV
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Seasons

Season 1 (1988)

6.70 avg 6 episodes 6.7 → 7.1 24 min avg

Rebound

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Arrivederci Roma	6.7	27
2	What's Your Poison?	6.6	15
3	The Girl of My Dreams	6.2	16
4	One for the Road	6.4	15
5	Vidi, Vici, Veni	7.2	15
6	Peeled Grapes and Pedicures	7.1	14

Season 2 (1990)

7.81 avg 7 episodes 7.6 → 7.8 24 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Heads You Lose	7.6	16
2	Get Well Soon	7.6	14
3	Bird Trouble	8.0	15
4	Odi et Amo	8.2	16
5	The Secret War	7.9	12
6	Mine's a Double	7.6	11
7	Something Beginning with E	7.8	10

Chelmsford 123 (1988)

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