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.

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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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Wanda Ventham notableWork The Lotus Eaters
Ashleigh Aston Moore performedIn The Lotus Eaters