The Serpent Son
Series 1
1979tvEnded1 Season · 3 Ep
Drama
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Network: BBC Two
Season aired: 1979-03-07
Overview
Adaptation of the Aeschylus trilogy by Frederic Raphael and Kenneth McLeish.
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Episodes · 3
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Agamemnon
1979-03-07
Klytemnestra receives the news that her husband, Agamemnon, is returning victorious from the Trojan War.
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Grave Gifts
1979-03-14
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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Furies
1979-03-21
Maddened by the pursuing Furies Orestes is driven from land to land until he takes refuge in the shrine of the Apollo.
