Pompeii: The Last Day

Overview

In 79 AD, one of the infamous natural disasters in human history occurred when Mount Vesuvius erupted. With speculative dramatizations of various inhabitants' final hours along with detailed documentation of the known facts concerning the eruption, the horrific day is vividly brought to life.

Cast

Alisdair Simpson

Narrator (voice)

Tim Pigott-Smith

Pliny the Elder

Jim Carter

Polybius

Jonathan Firth

Stephanus

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Rebecca Norton

Fortunata

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Martin Hodgson

Gaius

Robert Whitelock

Celadus

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Rachel Atkins

Plinia

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Chad Shepherd

Africanus

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Chrissie Cotterill

Epidia

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Katharine Whitburn

Julia

Leigh Jones

Sabinus