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Who Pays the Ferryman?
Who Pays the Ferryman?
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Who Pays the Ferryman?

November 7, 1977
1 Season
8 Episodes
TMDB6.8· 8

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.

Cast
Jack Hedley

Jack Hedley

Lalla Ward

Lalla Ward

Neil McCarthy

Neil McCarthy

Takis Emmanuel

Takis Emmanuel

Crew
William Slater

William Slater

Director

Seasons & Episodes
Miniseries

Miniseries

8 episodes
Nov 7, 1977
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Show Info
StatusEnded
TypeMiniseries
Original LanguageEnglish
Seasons1
Episodes8
Last Air DateDec 26, 1977
Popularity0%
Streaming on
BBC Two

BBC Two

Spoken Languages

English

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