The Aphrodite Inheritance
| The Aphrodite Inheritance | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama |
| Created by | Michael J. Bird |
| Directed by | Terence Williams and Viktors Ritelis |
| Starring |
Peter McEnery Alexandra Bastedo Stefan Gryff Paul Maxwell Brian Blessed |
| Theme music composer | George Kotsonis |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Andrew Osborn |
| Location(s) | Cyprus |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC1 |
| Original release | 3 January – 21 February 1979 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Who Pays the Ferryman? |
| Followed by | The Dark Side of the Sun |
The Aphrodite Inheritance is a television production made by the BBC in 1978 and which aired in 1979.
The eight-part serial, written by Michael J. Bird, was a follow-up to the success of his previous two Mediterranean-set series The Lotus Eaters and Who Pays the Ferryman?. Whereas the two previous productions had been set and filmed in Crete, the action (and location filming) in The Aphrodite Inheritance took place in Cyprus.
The series starred Peter McEnery as a man visiting Cyprus to investigate the death of his brother and subsequently being drawn into a strange conspiracy, with the narrative twists of the serial employing various supernatural and mythological motifs. Other major cast members included Alexandra Bastedo, Brian Blessed, Paul Maxwell and Stefan Gryff.
External links
- Michael J. Bird Tribute Site
- Two paintings on The Aphrodite Inheritance by Linda Sutton MA (RCA)
- Review, pictures and clips from the show