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Who Pays the Ferryman? is 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.
Original Release
11/07/1977 on BBC
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Jack Hedley | Alan Haldane |
| Betty Arvaniti | Annika Zeferis |
| Takis Emmanuel | Matheos Noukakis |
| Patience Collier | Katerina Matakis |
| Mairi Sokali | Elena Vassilakis |
| Nikos Verlekis | Nikos Vassilakis |
| Neil McCarthy | Babis Spiridakis |
| Stefan Gryff | The Major |
| Alexis Sergis | Alexis Vassilakis |
| Steve Plytas | Petros Matakis |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Return to Yesterday | Monday, 07 November 1977 |
| 2 | Some Talk of Alexander | Monday, 14 November 1977 |
| 3 | The Long Shadow | Monday, 21 November 1977 |
| 4 | A Dead Man to Carry My Cross | Monday, 28 November 1977 |
| 5 | Receive the Light | Monday, 05 December 1977 |
| 6 | The Well | Monday, 12 December 1977 |
| 7 | A River to Cross | Monday, 19 December 1977 |
| 8 | The Daughters of Themis | Monday, 26 December 1977 |
Directors
Writers
Creators
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Jack Hedley | Alan Haldane |
| Betty Arvaniti | Annika Zeferis |
| Takis Emmanuel | Matheos Noukakis |
| Patience Collier | Katerina Matakis |
| Mairi Sokali | Elena Vassilakis |
| Nikos Verlekis | Nikos Vassilakis |
| Neil McCarthy | Babis Spiridakis |
| Stefan Gryff | The Major |
| Alexis Sergis | Alexis Vassilakis |
| Steve Plytas | Petros Matakis |
| Labros Kotsiris | Georgios Kaladis / Georgios |
| Nikos Kouros | Xenophon Hasapis |
| Patrick Magee | Duncan Neve / Bernard Kingsley |
| Jack Watson | William Hebden |
| Gareth Thomas | Tony Viglis |
| Ann Lynn | Lorna Matthews |
| Lalla Ward | Jo Hebden |
| Bernard Brown | David Haldane |
| Sally Knyvette | Samantha Ross |
| Anastasia Divoli | Maria Kaladis |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| William Slater | Producer |
