The Lotus Eaters (1972)

Name: The Lotus Eaters
Genre: Drama
Rating: 7.7
Cast: Ian Hendry, Wanda Ventham, Stefan Gryff, Frank Duncan, Timothy Carlton

Drama

Follows the lives of British expatriates living on the island of Crete, where their secrets will soon rise to the surface.

IMDb rating: 7.7 (133 votes)
Episode average: 7.2 -0.5 vs IMDb
Seasons: 2
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1972)

6.84 avg 9 episodes 7.0 → 7.6

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	A Cold Wind from the North	7.0	23
2	The Present Mrs. Clive	7.3	18
3	And Hera Had a Sister	6.8	17
4	A Touch of Home	7.1	16
5	Aphrodite	6.3	16
6	A Tiger in Bristol Street	6.2	12
7	The Fascinating Couple	6.8	11
8	You Might Get Hurt, Jocasta	6.5	12
9	The Climbing Wave	7.6	13

Season 2 (1973)

7.75 avg 6 episodes 7.4 → 8.4 50 min avg

Big finale

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	There and Back by Candlelight	7.4	8
2	A Kind of Treason	7.8	9
3	A Very Long Spoon	7.9	9
4	Beside a Crooked Stile	7.6	9
5	The Well Diggers	7.4	8
6	And If You Have the Time, Lord	8.4	11

The Lotus Eaters (1972)

Cast

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