Bill Hays
Director
The Serpent Son (1979)
Series 1
Adaptation of the Aeschylus trilogy by Frederic Raphael and Kenneth McLeish.
Released March 7, 1979
None+
Genres: Drama
Keywords: mdblist.imdb-tv-mini-series, imdb.revenge, imdb.dilemma, imdb.avenging-father-s-death, imdb.mother-murders-father, imdb.indecision, imdb.tragedy, imdb.tv-mini-series
Network: BBC Two
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S1E1 - Agamemnon
Klytemnestra receives the news that her husband, Agamemnon, is returning victorious from the Trojan War.
March 7, 1979, midnight
S1E2 - Grave Gifts
Seven years after the death of Agamemnon, Orestes returns to the tomb of his father and prays to Zeus to help him take vengeance on Klytemnestra and Aegisthus. At the tomb he meets his sister Elektra and the Chorus of Women encourage Orestes in his endeavour.
March 14, 1979, midnight
S1E3 - Furies
Maddened by the pursuing Furies Orestes is driven from land to land until he takes refuge in the shrine of the Apollo.
March 21, 1979, midnight
Network: BBC Two
Released: March 7, 1979
Last Air Date: March 21, 1979, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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