TV series
Who Pays the Ferryman?
1977, English, on BBC Two. Created by Michael J. Bird.
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
- 1
- Episodes
- 8
- Episode length
- 50 min
- Status
- Ended in 1977
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S1 E8: The Daughters of Themis
Aired 26 December 1977
Seasons 1
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Details
- First aired
- 7 November 1977
- Last aired
- 26 December 1977
- Network
- BBC Two
- Language
- English
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Type
- Miniseries
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Who Pays the Ferryman? has 1 season and 8 episodes, about 50 minutes each.
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Yes. Who Pays the Ferryman? ended in 1977, so you can watch the whole story.
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Who created Who Pays the Ferryman??
Who Pays the Ferryman? was created by Michael J. Bird and stars Jack Hedley, Lalla Ward, Neil McCarthy.