Chelmsford 123: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Aulus Paulinus was send to cold and wet Britain as suitable punishment for accidentally insulting the girlfriend of the Roman Emperor. Settled in the British town of Chelmsford in 123 AD, he therefore ended up in a comic power struggle with British chieftain Badvoc, who did not have a haircut for more than twenty-five years.

Series details

• Title: Chelmsford 123
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 1988-03-09
• Final broadcast date listed: 1990-02-20
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Channel 4
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 32821
• IMDb ID: tt0094432
• TVDB ID: 77789

Cast and credited roles

• Jimmy Mulville — Aulus Paulinus
• Rory McGrath — Badvoc
• Philip Pope — Grasientus
• Howard Lew Lewis — Blag
• Neil Pearson — Mungo
• Robert Austin — Functio
• Erika Hoffman — Gargamadua
• Geoffrey McGivern — Wolfbane

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1988-03-09; final listed air date 1988-04-13; episode order: 6.
• Season 2: premiered 1990-01-09; final listed air date 1990-02-20; episode order: 7.

Source and licence

Adapted from Chelmsford 123 on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.