Who Pays the Ferryman?

Who Pays the Ferryman?(1977)

Ended
November 7, 1977
50 min/episode

1

Season

8

Episodes

TMDB6.45

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.

Created by

Michael J. Bird

Seasons

Miniseries

Miniseries

8 episodes • 1977

Cast

Networks

BBC Two

Details

Original Language

en

Country of Origin

GB

Type

Miniseries

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