Who Pays the Ferryman?
Season 1
S1 · E1 · Nov 7, 1977
Return to Yesterday Episode 1
S1 · E2 · Nov 14, 1977
Some Talk of Alexander Episode 2
S1 · E3 · Nov 21, 1977
The Long Shadow Episode 3
S1 · E4 · Nov 28, 1977
A Dead Man to Carry My Cross Episode 4
S1 · E5 · Dec 5, 1977
Receive the Light Episode 5
S1 · E6 · Dec 12, 1977
The Well Episode 6
S1 · E7 · Dec 19, 1977
A River to Cross Episode 7
S1 · E8 · Dec 26, 1977
The Daughters of Themis Episode 8
8 episodes in Season 1
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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.
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Cast
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Michael J. Bird Creator · William Slater Director
Total runtime 6h 40m · Episode length 50 min · Type Miniseries
Show info
Premiered
November 7, 1977
Final episode
December 26, 1977
Status
Ended
Network
BBC Two
Country
United Kingdom
Type
Miniseries
Episode length
50 min
Total runtime
6h 40m
Original language
English
Languages
Spoken on screen
English · Greek
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