The Lotus Eaters
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"The Lotus Eaters" is a British television drama series from the 1970s, set among expatriates on the Greek island of Crete and known for its themes of escapism and moral ambiguity.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Lotus Eaters canonical | 2 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | television series ⓘ |
| basedOn | myth of the lotus-eaters from Homer’s Odyssey ⓘ |
| broadcastFormat | serial drama ⓘ |
| character |
Ann Shepherd
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Erik Shepherd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Michael J. Bird NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts | expatriate community ⓘ |
| endTime | 1973 ⓘ |
| executiveProducer | Gerald Blake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Crete NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAired | 1972 ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
ⓘ
television drama ⓘ |
| hasEra | 1970s British television ⓘ |
| hasSettingCharacteristic | Mediterranean resort town ⓘ |
| hasSubject | British expatriates in Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Homeric mythology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
escapism
ⓘ
moral ambiguity ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
personal secrets
ⓘ
psychological drama ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 15 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 2 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeries | 2 ⓘ |
| openingTheme | The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingThemePerformer | Marianne Faithfull NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalChannel | BBC Two NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originallyBroadcastBy | BBC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | BBC Two NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | BBC ⓘ |
| productionCompany | BBC ⓘ |
| setInCountry | Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInLocation | Crete NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Ian Hendry
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wanda Ventham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1972 ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | 1970s ⓘ |
| writer | Michael J. Bird NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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