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With Jack Hedley, Betty Arvaniti, Takis Emmanuel, Patience Collier. Alan Haldane, footloose after selling his boatbuilding business, 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.
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- 1977-11-07
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- 50
British boatbuilder Alan Haldane (Jack Hedley) returns to the island of Crete where he played a roll in the resistance movement, fighting alongside the ‘Andartes’ after the Nazi’s occupied the island during WWII – which earned him the honorary name of “Leandros”.
A superb Greek tragedy in miniseries form, written by Michael J Bird and set in Crete. Alan Haldane (Jack Hedley) returns to the place he served in the war and in the path to finding true happiness opens up old wounds that may never be healed.
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Alan Haldane (Jack Hedley), an ex-soldier, returns to Crete, to take stock after his boat-building business is bought out, thirty years after he had fought alongside the local resistance (andartes) during the Second World War; his skill and determination earned him the honorary name of "Leandros" and his exploits subsequently slipping into local le...
The serial was filmed on location in and around Elounda, a small town on the northern coast of Crete. The serial's theme tune, composed by Yannis Markopoulos, reached #11 in the UK singles charts in January 1978.
During the series, a number of guest actors appeared, including Marina Sirtis, Lalla Ward, and Gareth Thomas.
Feb 12, 2019 · Who Pays The Ferryman? was the second major drama series from the pen of Michael J. Bird. Rooted in the tensions between old Cretan values and modern Greece, it tells how British ex-serviceman Alan Haldane's return to Crete after 30 years becomes the catalyst for a frightening chain of events.
Jack Hedley starred as Alan Haldane, an Englishman returning to Crete after a 30-year absence. In his "search for himself," Haldane was not altogether pleased with what he found -- nor were...
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SYNOPSIS: Jack Hedley stars as Alan Haldane an ex-soldier who returns to Crete, thirty years after fighting alongside the local resistance during the Second World War. Alan is wanting to take stock of his life following the sale of his boat-building business.
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