A funny thing happens to Lurcio (Frankie Howerd) on the way to the rent-a-vestal-virgin market stall. A mysterious scroll falls into his hands, listing the names of all the conspirators plotting to murder Emperor Nero. And when the upstart slave is elected to infiltrate the ringleader's den, the comical ups-and-downs lead to total uproar.
as Lurcio
as Ludicrus Sextus
as Ammonia
as Nero
as Bilius
as Voluptua
as Prosperus Maximus
as Cassandra
as Gorgo
as Scrubba
as Erotica
as Nausius
as Odius
as Villanus
as Priest
as Girl Bather
as Biggia
as Stone Girl (uncredited)