"The Roman Mysteries" The Dolphins of Laurentum (2007)

Director:

Paul Marcus

Writer:

Olivia Hetreed (writer)

TV Series:

"The Roman Mysteries" (2007)

Original Air Date:

31 July 2007 (Season 1, Episode 4)

Genre:

Drama | Family | Fantasy | History | Mystery

Plot:

Cast

Francesca Isherwood	...	Flavia Gemina
Eli Machover	...	Jonathan Ben-Mordechai
Rebekah Brookes-Murrell	...	Nubia
Harry Stott	...	Lupus
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Adam Astill	...	Phrixus
Natasha Barrero	...	Miriam
Gary Cargill	...	Gamala
Sara Harris Davies	...	Alma
Stephan Farrugia	...	Bato
Roger Frost	...	Exactor
Nicholas Hewetson	...	Pingius
David Listvan	...	Lupus' Father
Sawsen Maales	...	Lupus' Mother
Stephen Mapes	...	Mordecai Ben-Ezra
Eoin McCarthy	...	Marcus Flavius Geminus / Gaius Flavius Geminus
Richard Ridings	...	Venalicius
Sion Tudor Owen	...	Dexter
Mark Wells	...	Pliny the Younger

Goofs:

Anachronisms: When Lupus is brought to the surface on the dolphin's back, the leg of a wetsuit is clearly visible beneath his tunic.

Quotes:

[Lupus is playing with a stick]
Flavia Gemina: Where did you find that?
[giggles]
Flavia Gemina: Lupus, I know you lived on the street before coming here, but...
Gaius: [o.s] Flavia! Where's the sponge stick?
Flavia Gemina: [calls] Sorry, Uncle Gaius! Do you need a fig leaf?
Gaius: [grumbles] I'll get it myself!
[Lupus looks at the stick, and realizes]
Jonathan Ben-Mordechai: You guessed it, Lupus. One of the many wonders of the Roman civilization: the bottom wiper.