Welcome to WhoPaysTheFerryman.info, published by the Make It
Greece network and intended as an online resource to help you
find new and used copies of the Michael J Bird book, the TV drama
series on DVD and other related media. The novel can be readily
found at bookshops and news-stands around the Elounda and Agios
Nikolaos area of Crete or you can buy Who
Pays the Ferryman?: A Novel
online.
You can find copies of the book and TV drama at online auction
too. Not used an auction site yet? You can
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The Television Drama Series
Who Pays The Ferryman? was an 8 part TV drama series,
filmed around Elounda, Crete and produced by the BBC in 1977.
It was written by Michael J Bird, whose previous work had included
The Lotus Eaters series, filmed only five miles away in Aghios
Nikolaos.
In the series a former soldier returns to Crete, after a thirty
year absence, the island where he had fought alongside local resistance
fighters, or andartes, in WW2.
The cast was led by Jack Hedley as ex-soldier Alan Haldane and
supporting members included Betty Arvaniti, Marina Sirtis, Sally
Knyvette, Gareth Thomas, Patience Collier, Jack Watson, Lalla
Ward, Stefan Gryff, Patrick Magee and Neil McCarthy. The music
from the series became very popular in the UK with its traditional
Greek sounds.
Music of Yannis Markopoulos
Who Pays The Ferryman, Yannis Markopoulos, LP Album, 1978.
Original music from the BBC TV series
Track listing
A Side : 1. Who pays the ferryman? 2. Shadows of the moon 3.
Annika's theme 4. Fanfare for Charon 5. Thalassa (The Sea)
B Side : 1. Rebel minds 2. The canyon 3. Angel with a gun 4.
Minoic dance 5. Erofile 6. Matala
online. 