Who Pays the Ferryman?
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Starring
Jack HedleyBetty ArvanitiTakis EmmanuelPatience CollierMairi SokaliNikos Verlekis
Written by
Michael J. Bird
Starring
Jack HedleyBetty ArvanitiTakis EmmanuelPatience CollierMairi SokaliNikos Verlekis
Written by
Michael J. Bird
Ratings per Episode
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Who Pays the Ferryman? Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.9 | 8.3 | 8.7 | 9.0 |
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About
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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Miniseries1977
7.91118
| Ep | Title | Rating | Yours | Votes | Runtime | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▶ | 1 | Return to Yesterday | 7.7 | 16 | — | |
| ▶ | 2 | Some Talk of Alexander | 7.2 | 16 | — | |
| ▶ | 3 | The Long Shadow | 7.4 | 14 | — | |
| ▶ | 4 | A Dead Man to Carry My Cross | 7.3 | 13 | — | |
| ▶ | 5 | Receive the Light | 7.9 | 14 | — | |
| ▶ | 6 | The Well | 8.3 | 12 | — | |
| ▶ | 7 | A River to Cross | 8.7 | 14 | — | |
| ▶ | 8 | The Daughters of Themis | 9.0 | 12 | — |
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
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
Crew
Michael J. Bird
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