Who Pays the Ferryman?(1977)
Drama
First Air Date: 1977-11-07
Average Runtime: 50m
Rating: 6.4
Votes: 7
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 8
Who Pays the Ferryman? was a television series produced by the BBC in 1977. The title of the series refers to the ancient religious belief and mythology of Charon the ferryman to Hades. In ancient times it was the custom to place coins in or on the mouth of the deceased before cremation so that the deceased could pay the ferryman to go to Hades. The eight-part series was written by Michael J. Bird.
Keywords
miniseries
Seasons & Episodes
Miniseries
Episodes: 8E01
Return to Yesterday
Air Date: 1977-11-07
Reliving the past can be dangerous as Alan Haldane discovers when he returns to Crete after 30 years. His arrival awa...
E02
Some Talk of Alexander
Air Date: 1977-11-14
Haldane meets William Hebden. Hebden is also reliving the past, but while Haldane hides his light under a bushel, Heb...
E03
The Long Shadow
Air Date: 1977-11-21
Katerina Matakis marshals the forces against an unsuspecting Haldane. A man's past can be used to destroy him. But w...
E04
A Dead Man to Carry My Cross
Air Date: 1977-11-28
An entire village unites against a stranger and an ugly vendetta alienates Annika from Haldane. As events take their ...
E05
Receive the Light
Air Date: 1977-12-05
Haldane accepts an unusual challenge and wins an unusual friend. Meanwhile, it is Easter in Elounda. Annika does not ...
E06
The Well
Air Date: 1977-12-12
"We can never shake ourselves free of what once was", says the Major, "for the past stands with us like our shadow." ...
E07
A River to Cross
Air Date: 1977-12-19
The vendetta continues against Alan Haldane and he learns that someone wishes him dead. Is it he who must pay the fer...
E08
The Daughters of Themis
Air Date: 1977-12-26
"In a lifetime, in every act, among the seeds we sow is the seed of tragedy. And tragedy is a plant which can take ma...
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