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The Serpent Son

Drama

Adaptation of the Aeschylus trilogy by Frederic Raphael and Kenneth McLeish.

Mar 7, 19791 seasons3 episodesEndedEN

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Diana Rigg

Clytemnestra

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Anton Lesser

Orestes

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John Nolan

Apollo

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Natasha Parry

Priestess of Apollo

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Maureen O'Brien

Elektra

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Terrence Hardiman

Aegisthus

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Seasons

Series 1

3 episodes

Premiered Mar 7, 1979

Episodes

1–3 of 3

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Ep 1

Agamemnon

Mar 7, 1979

Klytemnestra receives the news that her husband, Agamemnon, is returning victorious from the Trojan War.

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Ep 2

Grave Gifts

Mar 14, 1979

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.

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