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The Serpent Son

1979 • 9.5 • Drama •

Director: Bill Hays

Writers: Kenneth McLeish, Frederic Raphael

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

Cast

Diana Rigg

as Clytemnestra

Anton Lesser

as Orestes

John Nolan

as Apollo

Natasha Parry

as Priestess of Apollo

Maureen O'Brien

as Elektra

Terrence Hardiman

as Aegisthus

Episodes

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Agamemnon

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

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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.

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Furies

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