Storyline
Who Pays The Ferryman Alan Haldane returns to Crete where he fought in the second world war. Only to find out that his former girlfriend died, but had a daughter. He decides to stay.
User Reviews
Mystery, war, romance, tension, great
Superb, all told
Who Pays The Ferryman is a seminal BBC television series, transmitted in 1977. The programme was a major success, watched by millions, the theme tune made the top ten and Michael J Bird established himself as one of the leading screenwriters of the time. The script and acting are of a quality rarely seen since on UK TV, the plot of the series reaching the unbearable pitch of a genuine Greek tragedy by the stunning final episode. Not surprising, as the series is set on Crete and uses local history and lore to move the story along to this extraordinary climax.
Who Pays The Ferryman A former UK officer returns to the island of Crete where he played a roll in the resistance movement after the nazi’s occupied the island and the British forces where overrun. It’s however more as just a vacation meeting old friends, visiting the places from the past, there is a mysterious history involved, he has an old romance but also made enemies from the past. Film is set on Crete in Greece and was for a good part actually filmed on the island. Colorfull TV series which I’ve seen in 1977 and never since but still can remember vividly, can’t wait for it to finally come out on DVD!