1 | !!YMMV for the television series: |
2 | * RetroactiveRecognition: |
3 | ** Piteous from "Vestal Virgins" is played by Creator/GeoffreyHughes, who would later be best known for playing Onslow in ''Series/KeepingUpAppearances'' and Twiggy in ''Series/TheRoyleFamily''. |
4 | ** Three guest roles from 1970 are played by Creator/LarryMartyn, who would later be best known for playing Mr. Mash in ''Series/AreYouBeingServed''. |
5 | ** Soppia, Caushus, and Hidius from "The Ides of March" are played by Creator/WendyRichard, Creator/MichaelKnowles, and Creator/NicholasSmith, who would later be best known for playing Miss Brahms in ''Series/AreYouBeingServed'' and Pauline Fowler in ''Series/EastEnders''; Captain Ashwood in ''Series/ItAintHalfHotMum'' and Teddy Meldrum in ''Series/YouRangMLord''; and Mr. Rumbold in ''Series/AreYouBeingServed'' respectively. |
6 | ** Flavia from "The Love Potion" is played by Creator/MollieSugden, who would later be best known for playing Mrs. Slocombe in ''Series/AreYouBeingServed''. |
7 | !!YMMV for the 1971 film: |
8 | * AdaptationDisplacement: While the series is generally regarded as being superior to its film adaptation, the latter is generally more well-known to modern audiences, thanks to it getting a more widespread home video release and being repeated a little more often on TV. |
9 | * OnlyTheCreatorDoesItRight: Creator/TalbotRothwell, who wrote the series had less involvement with each of the films (this one, ''Film/UpTheChastityBelt'', and ''Film/UpTheFront''), eventually ending up not being involved at all with ''Up the Front''. The general audience perception is that they got worse as they went on. |
10 | * RetroactiveRecognition: |
11 | ** Villanus is played by Aubrey Woods, who would later be best known for playing Bill in ''Film/WillyWonkaAndTheChocolateFactory''. |
12 | ** One of the Christians imprisoned with Lurcio is played by Creator/KennethCranham, who would later be best known for playing Harvey Moon in ''Shine on Harvey Moon''. |
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