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Last Days of Pompeii Season 1 Episodes

  • 2022-2022
  • 1 Season
  • ABC
  • Documentary, Drama
  • TVPG
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A lavish $19 million miniseries tracking treachery and passion in the ominous shadow of Vesuvius, adapted from the Edward Bulwer-Lytton novel about intertwining destinies and set against the eventual destruction of the Mediterranean port in A.D. 79.

Season 1 Episode Guide

Season 1

3 Episodes 1984 - 1984

Episode 1

Part 1

Sun, May 22, 2022 180 mins

Part 1 of a three-part 1984 miniseries, adapted by Carmen Culver ("The Thorn Birds") from Edward Bulwer-Lytton's 1834 novel, illustrating the destruction of the Mediterranean port in A.D. 79 when the volcano Vesuvius erupted. Lydon: Duncan Regehr. Arbaces: Franco Nero. Glaucus: Nicholas Clay. Ione: Olivia Hussey. Diomed: Ned Beatty. Gaius: Laurence Olivier. Quintus: Anthony Quayle.

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Episode 2

Part 2

120 mins

Part 2. As conflict intensifies between Roman authorities and Christians, Arbaces (Franco Nero) plots treachery that provokes jealous clashes---and precipitates murder. Antonius: Benedict Taylor. Ione: Olivia Hussey. Gaius: Laurence Olivier. Chloe: Lesley-Anne Down.

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Episode 3

Part 3

120 mins

Conclusion. Personal dramas come to a head with a bang: the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79, which enshrouds Pompeii with asphyxiating gas and ash. Nicholas Clay, Duncan Regehr. Ione: Olivia Hussey. Diomed: Ned Beatty. Quintus: Anthony Quayle. Arbaces: Franco Nero.

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