S01E01 Return to Yesterday
Reliving the past can be dangerous as Alan Haldane discovers when he returns to Crete after 30 years. His arrival awakens old passions and a hatred, which, unknown to him, has festered for all that...
Who Pays the Ferryman?
S01E06: The Well
"We can never shake ourselves free of what once was", says the Major, "for the past stands with us like our shadow." Alan Haldane encounters a "Lotus Eater". What is it that drives a man like Duncan Neve?
Overview
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.
Episodes
S01E02 Some Talk of Alexander
Haldane meets William Hebden. Hebden is also reliving the past, but while Haldane hides his light under a bushel, Hebden tells his story to anyone who'll listen. An action he may have cause to regret.
S01E03 The Long Shadow
Katerina Matakis marshals the forces against an unsuspecting Haldane. A man's past can be used to destroy him. But when the stakes are this high, other lives may then be in jeopardy.
S01E04 A Dead Man to Carry My Cross
An entire village unites against a stranger and an ugly vendetta alienates Annika from Haldane. As events take their course, Haldane learns just how strong are the ties with the past.
S01E05 Receive the Light
Haldane accepts an unusual challenge and wins an unusual friend. Meanwhile, it is Easter in Elounda. Annika does not know and Haldane dare not reveal that her dead sister is an obstacle to their happiness....
S01E06 The Well
"We can never shake ourselves free of what once was", says the Major, "for the past stands with us like our shadow." Alan Haldane encounters a "Lotus Eater". What is it that drives a man...
S01E07 A River to Cross
The vendetta continues against Alan Haldane and he learns that someone wishes him dead. Is it he who must pay the ferryman? He may yet have cause to wish it were.
S01E08 The Daughters of Themis
"In a lifetime, in every act, among the seeds we sow is the seed of tragedy. And tragedy is a plant which can take many years to grow and even longer to blossom and bear...
Cast
Jack Hedley
Lalla Ward
Neil McCarthy
Takis Emmanuel
