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Who Pays the Ferryman?

Who Pays the Ferryman?

6.81977Drama

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.

First aired1977-11-07
Runtime50 min
StatusEnded
Seasons1
Episodes8
CountriesGB
Original languageEN
SpokenEnglish, Greek
DirectorWilliam Slater
Created byMichael J. Bird
NetworksBBC Two
Votes8
Popularity2
TMDB ID6338

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