The Lotus Eaters

Total Seasons :2Total Episodes : 16

They say that once you have eaten from the lotus plant - you will never want to return home. To outward appearances Erik and Ann Sheppard (Ian Hendry and Wanda Ventham) are typical English ex-pats running a bar on a far-flung Greek island. But appearances can be deceptive - this is an arranged marriage of a different sort - with roots in international espionage. Stefan Gryff gives a great perform...

Episodes(9)

A Cool Wind From the North

1. A Cool Wind From the North

Erik and Ann Shepherd's marriage is, at best, uneasy - haunted by memories they would both rather forget. Donald Culley's arrival in Aghios Nikolaos stirs up more than even he realises.

Air Date : 1972-04-23

The Present Mrs. Clive

2. The Present Mrs. Clive

David Clive is a weak man, trapped in an unhappy marriage, who takes refuge in Aghios Nikolaos and finally establishes his independence. So why is his wife so confident she can still get him back?

Air Date : 1972-04-30

And Hera Had a Sister

3. And Hera Had a Sister

Storm clouds gather over Aghios Nikolaos as Erik Shepherd and his customers await a stranger. "We are all so vulnerable," says Captain Krasakis. "Conscience is every man's cross as shame is his crown of thorns."

Air Date : 1972-05-07

A Touch of Home

4. A Touch of Home

"I know what you're thinking. Why all this fuss over a box of groceries? But it's more than that. It's important. You see, it's a touch of home." Major and Mrs Edward Woolley live a perfectly ordered existence on Crete. But when the calm routine is broken, their life explodes into a violent reaction.

Air Date : 1972-05-14

Aphrodite

5. Aphrodite

Like the goddess Aphrodite, Julie Johnson drifts into Aghios Nikolaos from the sea. And like Aphrodite she disrupts the lives of all she meets, particularly Ann and Erik Shepherd.

Air Date : 1972-05-21

A Tiger in Bristol Street

6. A Tiger in Bristol Street

Nester Turton's life in Aghios Nikolaos comprises drinking and whoring, which he does in equal measure when funds permit. But when Nestor's past catches up with him the results are hilarious. For Nestor, it seems, has been dead for years …

Air Date : 1972-05-28

The Fascinating Couple

7. The Fascinating Couple

No Cretan will set foot on the deserted island of Spinalonga. Philip and Leigh Mervish find the powerful atmosphere of this former leper colony perfect for a psychological experiment. They talk Aghios Nikolaos' resident hippies, Kirsten and Mark, into helping them. But things don't go quite according to plan.

Air Date : 1972-06-04

You Might Get Hurt Jocasta

8. You Might Get Hurt Jocasta

Alan Fletcher, Aghios Nikolaos' very own "Ernest Hemmingway", seems to have the perfect life - but as viewers know by now things are seldom the way they seem. Meanwhile, two people return to Aghios, and the marriage of Erik and Ann Shepherd is strained to breaking point.

Air Date : 1972-06-11

The Climbing Wave

9. The Climbing Wave

As the town celebrates the festival of St Nicholas, the tension becomes unbearable. Whether the Shepherd's marriage will survive is no longer the question. Death stalks the streets of Aghios Nikolaos and nothing will ever be the same again.

Air Date : 1972-06-18