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The Serpent Son

  • 1979
  • Ended
  • Drama
  • 1 season
  • 9.5/10

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

Latest: Series 1 · 1979

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  1. E1. Agamemnon

    Mar 7, 1979

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

  2. E2. 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.

  3. E3. Furies

    Mar 21, 1979

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