Michael J Bird

The series was repeated six months later on BBC1 bringing it to the attention of a wider audience.

Return to Yesterday - Tuesday 11th July, 1978 at 8.10pm
Some Talk of Alexander - Tuesday 18th July, 1978 at 8.10pm
The Long Shadow - Tuesday 25th July, 1978 at 8.10pm
A Dead Man to Carry My Cross - Tuesday 1st August, 1978 at 8.10pm
Receive the Light - Tuesday 8th August, 1978 at 8.10pm
The Well - Tuesday 15th August, 1978 at 8.10pm
A River to Cross - Tuesday 22nd August, 1978 at 8.10pm
The Daughters of Themis- Tuesday 29th August, 1978 at 7.20pm

The series was first screened on BBC2
Episode 1 Return to Yesterday Written by Michael J Bird Directed by William Slater [7.11.77] Reliving the past can be dangerous as Alan Haldane discovers when he returns to Crete after 30 years. His arrival awakens old passions and a hatred, which, unknown to him, has festered for all that time. Ariadne - Marina Sirtis	Episode 2 *Some Talk of Alexander* Written by Michael J Bird Directed by William Slater [14.11.77] In the first of two self-contained stories, omitted from both the novelisation and the BBC video, Haldane meets William Hebden. Hebden is also reliving the past, but while Haldane hides his light under a bushel, Hebden tells his story to anyone who'll listen. An action he may have cause to regret. William Hebden - Jack Watson Jo Hebden - Lalla Ward Dimitrios - Costas Passalis
Episode 3 The Long Shadow Written by Michael J Bird Directed by William Slater [21.11.77] Katerina Matakis marshals the forces against an unsuspecting Haldane. A man's past can be used to destroy him. But when the stakes are this high, other lives may then be in jeopardy. Lorna Mathews - Ann Lynn Petros Matakis - Steve Plytas	Episode 4 A Dead Man to Carry My Cross Written by Michael J Bird Directed by William Slater [28.11.77] An entire village unites against a stranger and an ugly vendetta alienates Annika from Haldane. As events take their course, Haldane learns just how strong are the ties with the past. Tony Viglis - Gareth Thomas Father Nikolaos - Costas Baladimas Petros Matakis - Steve Plytas View a bunch of screencaps from this episode
Episode 5 Receive the Light Written by Michael J Bird Directed by William Slater [5.12.77] Haldane accepts an unusual challenge and wins an unusual friend. Meanwhile, it is Easter in Elounda. Annika does not know and Haldane dare not reveal that her dead sister is an obstacle to their happiness. When disaster strikes Haldane is surprised by the reaction of the local population. Xenophon Hasapis - Nikos Kouros	Episode 6 The Well Written by Michael J Bird Directed by William Slater [12.12.77] "We can never shake ourselves free of what once was", says the Major, "for the past stands with us like our shadow." In the second self-contained story, Alan Haldane encounters a "Lotus Eater". What is it that drives a man like Duncan Neve? Duncan Neve - Patrick Magee Mary Cooper - Elizabeth Chambers Leonard Cooper - Allan Mitchell Samantha Ross - Sally Knyvette View a bunch of screencaps from this episode
Episode 7 A River to Cross Written by Michael J Bird Directed by William Slater [19.12.77] The vendetta continues against Alan Haldane and he learns that someone wishes him dead. Is it he who must pay the ferryman? He may yet have cause to wish it were. Xenophon Hasapis - Nikos Kouros	Episode 8 *The Daughters of Themis* Written by Michael J Bird Directed by William Slater [26.12.77] "In a lifetime, in every act, among the seeds we sow is the seed of tragedy. And tragedy is a plant which can take many years to grow and even longer to blossom and bear its bitter fruit." Katerina Matakis discovers the capriciousness of the Fates as old gods exact their vengeance. With his new life in ruins, Haldane can see no alternative but to fight his vendetta to its conclusion. Doctor - Kevork Malikyan Georgios Kaladis - Lambros Kotsiris Maria Kaladis - Anastasia Divoli
The series was repeated six months later on BBC1 bringing it to the attention of a wider audience. Return to Yesterday - Tuesday 11th July, 1978 at 8.10pm Some Talk of Alexander - Tuesday 18th July, 1978 at 8.10pm The Long Shadow - Tuesday 25th July, 1978 at 8.10pm A Dead Man to Carry My Cross - Tuesday 1st August, 1978 at 8.10pm Receive the Light - Tuesday 8th August, 1978 at 8.10pm The Well - Tuesday 15th August, 1978 at 8.10pm A River to Cross - Tuesday 22nd August, 1978 at 8.10pm The Daughters of Themis- Tuesday 29th August, 1978 at 7.20pm