Who Pays the Ferryman? was a television series produced by the BBC in 1977. The title of the series refers to the ancient religious belief and mythology of Charon the ferryman to Hades. In ancient times it was the custom to place coins in or on the mouth of the deceased before cremation so that the deceased could pay the ferryman to go to Hades. The eight-part series was written by Michael J. Bird.
Return to yesterday
Some talk of alexander
The long shadow
A dead man to carry my cross
Receive the light
The well
A river to cross
The daughters of themis
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