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📺 Series

Who Pays the Ferryman?

📅 1977 ⭐ 7.9 🕐 50m GB GB

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.

Seasons & Episodes
Miniseries 8 episodes
E1
Return to Yesterday 1977-11-07
E2
Some Talk of Alexander 1977-11-14
E3
The Long Shadow 1977-11-21
E4
A Dead Man to Carry My Cross 1977-11-28
E5
Receive the Light 1977-12-05
E6
The Well 1977-12-12
E7
A River to Cross 1977-12-19
E8
The Daughters of Themis 1977-12-26
Cast
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