The Serpent Son

1979 - 1979

Agamemnon

Episode 1

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

Grave Gifts

14th March 1979

Episode 2

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.

Furies

21st March 1979

Episode 3

Maddened by the pursuing Furies Orestes is driven from land to land until he takes refuge in the shrine of the Apollo.

Top Cast

Diana Rigg•Anton Lesser•John Nolan

Director

Bill Hays

Writer

Frederic Raphael

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

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Diana Rigg Image

Diana Rigg

Clytemnestra

Anton Lesser Image

Anton Lesser

Orestes

John Nolan Image

John Nolan

Apollo

Natasha Parry Image

Natasha Parry

Priestess of Apollo

Maureen O'Brien Image

Maureen O'Brien

Elektra

Terrence Hardiman Image

Terrence Hardiman

Aegisthus

Full Crew

Aeschylus Image

Aeschylus

Theatre Play

Bill Hays

Director

Richard Broke

Producer

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Frederic Raphael

Writer

Humphrey Searle

Music

Tim Harvey

Production Designer

Kenneth McLeish

Writer

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