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07/11/1977 Drama 0h 50m
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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.

Top billed cast

  1. Jack Hedley

  2. Lalla Ward

  3. Neil McCarthy

  4. Takis Emmanuel

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Current Season

Season 1

1977 | 8 Episodes

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Status
Ended

Original Language
English

Original Name
Who Pays the Ferryman?

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