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The Serpent Son (1979)
Adaptation of the Aeschylus trilogy by Frederic Raphael and Kenneth McLeish.
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Wed, Mar 07, 1979
Country: GB
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Diana Rigg
Clytemnestra
Anton Lesser
Orestes
John Nolan
Apollo
Natasha Parry
Priestess of Apollo
Maureen O'Brien
Elektra
Terrence Hardiman
Aegisthus
Season 1:
Klytemnestra receives the news that her husband, Agamemnon, is returning victorious from the Trojan War.
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.
Maddened by the pursuing Furies Orestes is driven from land to land until he takes refuge in the shrine of the Apollo.
