Original title
Who Pays the Ferryman?
Released
11/7/1977
Origin country
GB
Genre
Drama
Status
Ended
Number of seasons
1
Number of episodes
8
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.
This website uses TMDB and the TMDB APIs but is not endorsed, certified, or otherwise approved by TMDB.