# The Lotus Eaters (TV series)

The Lotus Eaters is a BBC television drama first broadcast in 1972 and 1973.
The series, written by Michael J. Bird, deals with the lives of British expatriates living on the island of Crete, and their reasons for being there.

## Plot

The central characters are a married couple, Erik (Ian Hendry) and Ann Shepherd (Wanda Ventham), who run a tavern called "Shepherd's Bar".
Ann is revealed in the first episode to be a sleeper agent of British Intelligence, Erik having been a broken-down drunk whom she was made to marry as part of her cover story. Other episodes deal with the other expatriates who frequented the bar. The most intriguing character in both series is the Greek police captain, Michael Krasakis (Stefan Gryff). In the second series the British Intelligence aspect is developed, until a clash with Soviet and Chinese agents results in both Ann and Erik having to leave Crete. In the final scene, about to board a plane leaving Heraklion airport, they have a partial reconciliation, since each is the only person the other can trust.

## Cast
### Main

* Ian Hendry as Erik Shepherd
* Wanda Ventham as Ann Shepherd
* Maurice Denham as Nestor Turton
* Stefan Gryff as Captain Michael Krasakis
* Anthony Stamboulieh as Nikos

### Recurring cast (Season 1 only)

* James Kerry as Donald Culley (eps. 1, 3, 8–9)
* Thorley Walters as Major Edward Woolley (eps. 1–4)
* Sylvia Coleridge as Miriam Woolley (eps. 1–4)
* Julia Goodman as Kirsten McLuhan (eps. 1–2, 4–5, 7, 9)
* Martin Howells as Mark Potter (eps. 1–2, 4–5, 7, 9)
* Karan David as Katerina (eps. 1–6, 8–9)
* Carol Cleveland as Leigh Mervish (eps. 1–4, 7)
* Karl Held as Philip "Pip" Mervish (eps. 1–4, 7)

### Recurring cast (Season 2 only)

* Timothy Carlton as Gerard Mace
* John Horsley as Sir Hugh Russell (eps. 2–4)
* Paul Maxwell as Sam Webber (eps. 2–6)
* Susan Engel as Imogen Lundqvist (eps. 2–6)
* Frank Duncan as Cotton
* Godfrey James as Nicholson
* Ronald Howard as Dr John Dartington (eps. 2–6)
* Calliope Petrohilos as Ariadne Mazonaki (eps. 2–6)

## Production

Location scenes in The Lotus Eaters were filmed in the Cretan resort of Aghios Nikolaos and derived its title from the lotus-eaters of Greek mythology, where those who ate the fruit of the lotus tree lost the desire to return home.
Ann Shepherd was originally meant to be played by Hendry's then-wife Janet Munro, but their marriage ended and she withdrew.
The series was also the first of the Mediterranean-based dramas written by Michael J Bird for the BBC. The others included Who Pays the Ferryman?, also set in Crete; The Aphrodite Inheritance, set in Cyprus; and The Dark Side of the Sun, set in Rhodes.
The series' theme is "Ta Trena Pou Fyghan" (Τα Τραίνα Που Φύγαν" = "The Trains That Departed), from the album Hellespont, composed by Stavros Xarchakos.

## Episode details
### Series 1

| 1–1 Cold Wind from the North | (23 Apr 1972) | |
| To eat the fruit of the lotus is to lose the desire to return home. But everyone who does has a reason. | To eat the fruit of the lotus is to lose the desire to return home. But everyone who does has a reason. | To eat the fruit of the lotus is to lose the desire to return home. But everyone who does has a reason. |
| Writer / Creator | Michael J. Bird | Michael J. Bird |
| Associate Producer | Michael Glynn | Michael Glynn |
| Director | Cyril Coke | Cyril Coke |
| Studio lighting | Nigel Wright | Nigel Wright |
| Studio sound | Gordon Mackie | Gordon Mackie |
| Designer | Colin Shaw | Colin Shaw |
| Producer | Anthony Read | Anthony Read |
| Erik Shepherd | Ian Hendry | Ian Hendry |
| Nikos | Anthony Stamboulieh | Anthony Stamboulieh |
| Katerina | Karan David | Karan David |
| Franz Zimmermann | John G. Heller | John G. Heller |
| Ann Shepherd | Wanda Ventham | Wanda Ventham |
| Donald Culley | James Kerry | James Kerry |
| Ruth Stewart | Cyd Hayman | Cyd Hayman |
| Leigh Mervish | Carol Cleveland | Carol Cleveland |
| Philip Mervish | Karl Held | Karl Held |
| Kirsten McLuhan | Julia Goodman | Julia Goodman |
| Mark Potter | Martin Howells | Martin Howells |
| Major Woolley | Thorley Walters | Thorley Walters |
| Mrs Woolley | Sylvia Coleridge | Sylvia Coleridge |
| Nestor Turton | Maurice Denham | Maurice Denham |
| Vassilakis | Michael Zorba | Michael Zorba |
| First boy | Ziggy Byfield | Ziggy Byfield |
| Second boy | Charles Marriott | Charles Marriott |
| Girl | Alison Griffin | Alison Griffin |
| Policeman | Antonio Di Maggio | Antonio Di Maggio |
| Controller | Frank Duncan | Frank Duncan |
| Instructor | Milos Kirek | Milos Kirek |
| 1–2 The Present Mrs Clive | (30 Apr 1972) | |
| "I don't want to hurt her, but she's got to be made to realise that our marriage is dead." It sounds simple, but Lorna Clive has other ideas. | "I don't want to hurt her, but she's got to be made to realise that our marriage is dead." It sounds simple, but Lorna Clive has other ideas. | "I don't want to hurt her, but she's got to be made to realise that our marriage is dead." It sounds simple, but Lorna Clive has other ideas. |
| Writer / Creator | Michael J. Bird | Michael J. Bird |
| Producer | Michael Glynn | Michael Glynn |
| Director | Douglas Camfield | Douglas Camfield |
| Costumes | Judy Allen | Judy Allen |
| Make-up | Jacquie Jefferies | Jacquie Jefferies |
| Designer | Michael Young | Michael Young |
| Producer | Anthony Read | Anthony Read |
| Erik Shepherd | Ian Hendry | Ian Hendry |
| Ann Shepherd | Wanda Ventham | Wanda Ventham |
| Katerina | Karan David | Karan David |
| Major Woolley | Thorley Walters | Thorley Walters |
| Mrs Woolley | Sylvia Coleridge | Sylvia Coleridge |
| David Clive | Michael McStay | Michael McStay |
| Jennifer Neal | Susan Tebbs | Susan Tebbs |
| Nikos | Anthony Stamboulieh | Anthony Stamboulieh |
| Captain Krasakis | Stefan Gryff | Stefan Gryff |
| Mark Potter | Martin Howells | Martin Howells |
| Kirsten McLuhan | Julia Goodman | Julia Goodman |
| Nestor Turton | Maurice Denham | Maurice Denham |
| Lorna Clive | Ann Firbank | Ann Firbank |
| Philip Mervish | Karl Held | Karl Held |
| Leigh Mervish | Carol Cleveland | Carol Cleveland |
| 1–3 And Hera Had a Sister | (7 May 1972) | |
| 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." | 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." | 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." |
| Writer / Creator | Michael J. Bird | Michael J. Bird |
| Producer | Michael Glynn | Michael Glynn |
| Director | Douglas Camfield | Douglas Camfield |
| Designer | Michael Young | Michael Young |
| Producer | Anthony Read | Anthony Read |
| Erik Shepherd | Ian Hendry | Ian Hendry |
| Ann Shepherd | Wanda Ventham | Wanda Ventham |
| Katerina Carol Sadler | Karan David | Karan David |
| Nikos | Anthony Stamboulieh | Anthony Stamboulieh |
| Postman | Andrew Andreas | Andrew Andreas |
| Clerk of the Court | Neville Barber | Neville Barber |
| Policeman | Clive Roger | Clive Roger |
| Major Woolley | Thorley Walters | Thorley Walters |
| Mrs Woolley | Sylvia Coleridge | Sylvia Coleridge |
| Philip Mervish | Karl Held | Karl Held |
| Leigh Mervish | Carol Cleveland | Carol Cleveland |
| Fisherman | John Eastham | John Eastham |
| Nestor Turton | Maurice Denham | Maurice Denham |
| Donald Culley | James Kerry | James Kerry |
| Controller | Frank Duncan | Frank Duncan |
| Captain Krasakis | Stefan Gryff | Stefan Gryff |
| Sheila Fleming | Pamela Roland | Pamela Roland |
| Machin | Derek Ware | Derek Ware |
| 1–4 A Touch of Home | (14 May 1972) | |
| 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. | 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. | 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. |
| Writer / Creator | Michael J. Bird | Michael J. Bird |
| Producer | Michael Glynn | Michael Glynn |
| Director | Cyril Coke | Cyril Coke |
| Designer | Michael Young | Michael Young |
| Producer | Anthony Read | Anthony Read |
| Erik Shepherd | Ian Hendry | Ian Hendry |
| Major Woolley | Thorley Walters | Thorley Walters |
| Ann Shepherd | Wanda Ventham | Wanda Ventham |
| Nikos | Anthony Stamboulieh | Anthony Stamboulieh |
| Mrs Woolley | Sylvia Coleridge | Sylvia Coleridge |
| Kirsten McLuhan | Julia Goodman | Julia Goodman |
| Mark Potter | Martin Howells | Martin Howells |
| Katerina | Karan David | Karan David |
| Leigh Mervish | Carol Cleveland | Carol Cleveland |
| Philip Mervish | Karl Held | Karl Held |
| Clerk | Andreas Markos | Andreas Markos |
| Captain Krasakis | Stefan Gryff | Stefan Gryff |
| 1–5 Aphrodite | (22 May 1972) | |
| 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. | 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. | 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. |
| Creator | Michael J. Bird | Michael J. Bird |
| Writer | Jack Ronder | Jack Ronder |
| Associate Producer | Michael Glynn | Michael Glynn |
| Director | David Cunliffe | David Cunliffe |
| Designer | Austin Ruddy | Austin Ruddy |
| Producer | Anthony Read | Anthony Read |
| Erik Shepherd | Ian Hendry | Ian Hendry |
| Mark Potter | Martin Howells | Martin Howells |
| Kirsten McLuhan | Julia Goodman | Julia Goodman |
| Ann Shepherd | Wanda Ventham | Wanda Ventham |
| Julie | Suzan Farmer | Suzan Farmer |
| Nikos | Anthony Stamboulieh | Anthony Stamboulieh |
| Katerina | Karan David | Karan David |
| Nestor Turton | Maurice Denham | Maurice Denham |
| Police Sergeant | Tony Boyd | Tony Boyd |
| Captain Krasakis | Stefan Gryff | Stefan Gryff |
| Val | Ingrid Hafner | Ingrid Hafner |
| Nat | Gary Waldhorn | Gary Waldhorn |
| Policeman | Antonio Di Maggio | Antonio Di Maggio |
| 1–6 A Tiger in Bristol Street | (28 May 1972) | |
| When the past catches up with Nestor Turton the results are both catastrophic and hilarious. For Nestor, it seems, has been dead for several years ... | When the past catches up with Nestor Turton the results are both catastrophic and hilarious. For Nestor, it seems, has been dead for several years ... | When the past catches up with Nestor Turton the results are both catastrophic and hilarious. For Nestor, it seems, has been dead for several years ... |
| Creator | Michael J. Bird | Michael J. Bird |
| Writer | David Fisher | David Fisher |
| Associate Producer | Michael Glynn | Michael Glynn |
| Director | Cyril Coke | Cyril Coke |
| Designer | Colin Shaw | Colin Shaw |
| Producer | Anthony Read | Anthony Read |
| Erik Shepherd | Ian Hendry | Ian Hendry |
| Jervis Duncan | Peter Woodthorpe | Peter Woodthorpe |
| Monica Turton | Alethea Charlton | Alethea Charlton |
| Nestor Turton | Maurice Denham | Maurice Denham |
| American Husband | Peter Carlisle | Peter Carlisle |
| Nikos | Anthony Stamboulieh | Anthony Stamboulieh |
| Katerina | Karan David | Karan David |
| Captain Krasakis | Stefan Gryff | Stefan Gryff |
| Controller | Frank Duncan | Frank Duncan |
| Donald Culley | James Kerry | James Kerry |
| 1–7 The Fascinating Couple | (4 Jun 1972) | |
| No Cretan will set foot on the deserted island of Spinalonga. But Philip and Leigh Mervish find the powerful atmosphere of this former leper colony perfect for a psychological experiment. | No Cretan will set foot on the deserted island of Spinalonga. But Philip and Leigh Mervish find the powerful atmosphere of this former leper colony perfect for a psychological experiment. | No Cretan will set foot on the deserted island of Spinalonga. But Philip and Leigh Mervish find the powerful atmosphere of this former leper colony perfect for a psychological experiment. |
| Creator | Michael J. Bird | Michael J. Bird |
| Writer | David Weir | David Weir |
| Associate Producer | Michael Glynn | Michael Glynn |
| Director | David Cunliffe | David Cunliffe |
| Producer | Anthony Read | Anthony Read |
| Erik Shepherd | Ian Hendry | Ian Hendry |
| Mark Potter | Martin Howells | Martin Howells |
| Kirsten McLuhan | Julia Goodman | Julia Goodman |
| Ann Shepherd | Wanda Ventham | Wanda Ventham |
| Philip Mervish | Karl Held | Karl Held |
| Leigh Mervish | Carol Cleveland | Carol Cleveland |
| Nikos | Anthony Stamboulieh | Anthony Stamboulieh |
| Nestor Turton | Maurice Denham | Maurice Denham |
| 1–8 You Might Get Hurt, Jocasta | (11 Jun 1972) | |
| Two people return to Aghios Nikolaos. And the marriage of Erik and Ann Shepherd is strained to breaking point. | Two people return to Aghios Nikolaos. And the marriage of Erik and Ann Shepherd is strained to breaking point. | Two people return to Aghios Nikolaos. And the marriage of Erik and Ann Shepherd is strained to breaking point. |
| Creator | Michael J. Bird | Michael J. Bird |
| Writer | David Weir | David Weir |
| Associate Producer | Michael Glynn | Michael Glynn |
| Director | Douglas Camfield | Douglas Camfield |
| Producer | Anthony Read | Anthony Read |
| Jocasta | Anouska Hempel | Anouska Hempel |
| Alan Fletcher | Griffith Jones | Griffith Jones |
| Alexia | Thalia Kouri | Thalia Kouri |
| Erik Shepherd | Ian Hendry | Ian Hendry |
| Katerina | Karan David | Karan David |
| Ann Shepherd | Wanda Ventham | Wanda Ventham |
| Donald Culley | James Kerry | James Kerry |
| 1–9 The Climbing Wave | (18 Jun 1972) | |
| As the town celebrates the festival of St Nicholas, the story of Erik and Ann Shepherd reaches a shattering climax. | As the town celebrates the festival of St Nicholas, the story of Erik and Ann Shepherd reaches a shattering climax. | As the town celebrates the festival of St Nicholas, the story of Erik and Ann Shepherd reaches a shattering climax. |
| Creator / Writer | Michael J. Bird | Michael J. Bird |
| Designer | Colin Shaw | Colin Shaw |
| Associate Producer | Michael Glynn | Michael Glynn |
| Director | David Cunliffe | David Cunliffe |
| Producer | Anthony Read | Anthony Read |
| Erik Shepherd | Ian Hendry | Ian Hendry |
| Katerina | Karan David | Karan David |
| Nikos | Anthony Stamboulieh | Anthony Stamboulieh |
| Ann Shepherd | Wanda Ventham | Wanda Ventham |
| Donald Culley | James Kerry | James Kerry |
| Mark Potter | Martin Howells | Martin Howells |
| Nestor Turton | Maurice Denham | Maurice Denham |
| Kirsten McLuhan | Julia Goodman | Julia Goodman |
| Controller | Frank Duncan | Frank Duncan |
| Captain Krasakis | Stefan Gryff | Stefan Gryff |

### Series 2

| 2–1 There and Back by Candlelight | (8 Jul 1973) | |
| The first title in the new series which continues the story of Erik and Ann Shepherd. Will they return to Aghios Nikolaos and face up to the web of intrigue and mystery in which they find themselves so deeply involved? | The first title in the new series which continues the story of Erik and Ann Shepherd. Will they return to Aghios Nikolaos and face up to the web of intrigue and mystery in which they find themselves so deeply involved? | The first title in the new series which continues the story of Erik and Ann Shepherd. Will they return to Aghios Nikolaos and face up to the web of intrigue and mystery in which they find themselves so deeply involved? |
| Creator / Writer | Michael J. Bird | Michael J. Bird |
| Designer | Michael Young | Michael Young |
| Associate Producer | Michael Glynn | Michael Glynn |
| Director | Cyril Coke | Cyril Coke |
| Nestor Turton | Maurice Denham | Maurice Denham |
| Erik Shepherd | Ian Hendry | Ian Hendry |
| Ann Shepherd | Wanda Ventham | Wanda Ventham |
| Nikos | Anthony Stamboulieh | Anthony Stamboulieh |
| Captain Krasakis | Stefan Gryff | Stefan Gryff |
| Nicholson | Godfrey James | Godfrey James |
| Cotton | Frank Duncan | Frank Duncan |
| Major Constantinos | John Savident | John Savident |
| Richards | Ian Fairbairn | Ian Fairbairn |
| Gerald Mace | Timothy Carlton | Timothy Carlton |
| Doctor | Frederick Peisley | Frederick Peisley |
| 2–2 A Kind of Treason | (15 Jul 1973) | |
| The Shepherds are back in Aghios Nikolaos. Ann remembers fragments from the past ... a past about which Erik learns the truth. | The Shepherds are back in Aghios Nikolaos. Ann remembers fragments from the past ... a past about which Erik learns the truth. | The Shepherds are back in Aghios Nikolaos. Ann remembers fragments from the past ... a past about which Erik learns the truth. |
| Creator / Writer | Michael J. Bird | Michael J. Bird |
| Designer | Austin Ruddy | Austin Ruddy |
| Associate Producer | Michael Glynn | Michael Glynn |
| Director | Viktors Ritelis | Viktors Ritelis |
| Ann Shepherd | Wanda Ventham | Wanda Ventham |
| Erik Shepherd | Ian Hendry | Ian Hendry |
| Gerald Mace | Timothy Carlton | Timothy Carlton |
| Nestor Turton | Maurice Denham | Maurice Denham |
| Nicholson | Godfrey James | Godfrey James |
| Major Constantinos | John Savident | John Savident |
| Richards | Ian Fairbairn | Ian Fairbairn |
| Captain Krasakis | Stefan Gryff | Stefan Gryff |
| Nikos | Anthony Stamboulieh | Anthony Stamboulieh |
| Cotton | Frank Duncan | Frank Duncan |
| Chief Supt Fowler | Antony Carrick | Antony Carrick |
| Ariadne Mazonaki | Calliope Petrohilos | Calliope Petrohilos |
| Sam Webber | Paul Maxwell | Paul Maxwell |
| Imogen Lundqvist | Susan Engel | Susan Engel |
| Dr Dartington | Ronald Howard | Ronald Howard |
| Sir Hugh Russell | John Horsley | John Horsley |
| 2–3 A Very Long Spoon | (22 Jul 1973) | |
| "You see, the terrible thing about all this business is that you can no longer trust anyone," says Captain Krasakis. Erik Shepherd realises how true this is when Ann regains her memory. | "You see, the terrible thing about all this business is that you can no longer trust anyone," says Captain Krasakis. Erik Shepherd realises how true this is when Ann regains her memory. | "You see, the terrible thing about all this business is that you can no longer trust anyone," says Captain Krasakis. Erik Shepherd realises how true this is when Ann regains her memory. |
| Creator / Writer | Michael J. Bird | Michael J. Bird |
| Designer | Graham Oakley | Graham Oakley |
| Associate Producer | Michael Glynn | Michael Glynn |
| Director | Cyril Coke | Cyril Coke |
| Ann Shepherd | Wanda Ventham | Wanda Ventham |
| Erik Shepherd | Ian Hendry | Ian Hendry |
| Cotton | Frank Duncan | Frank Duncan |
| Captain Krasakis | Stefan Gryff | Stefan Gryff |
| Imogen Lundqvist | Susan Engel | Susan Engel |
| Dr Dartington | Ronald Howard | Ronald Howard |
| Nestor Turton | Maurice Denham | Maurice Denham |
| Ariadne Mazonaki | Calliope Petrohilos | Calliope Petrohilos |
| Gerald Mace | Timothy Carlton | Timothy Carlton |
| Bar customer | Andreas Markos | Andreas Markos |
| Sam Webber | Paul Maxwell | Paul Maxwell |
| Sir Hugh Russell | John Horsley | John Horsley |
| Nicholson | Godfrey James | Godfrey James |
| 2–4 Beside a Crooked Stile | (29 Jul 1973) | |
| The tensions and pressures increase on the Shepherds, particularly when they lose a very close friend. | The tensions and pressures increase on the Shepherds, particularly when they lose a very close friend. | The tensions and pressures increase on the Shepherds, particularly when they lose a very close friend. |
| Creator / Writer | Michael J. Bird | Michael J. Bird |
| Designer | Michael Young | Michael Young |
| Associate Producer | Michael Glynn | Michael Glynn |
| Director | Viktors Ritelis | Viktors Ritelis |
| Ariadne Mazonaki | Calliope Petrohilos | Calliope Petrohilos |
| Ann Shepherd | Wanda Ventham | Wanda Ventham |
| Erik Shepherd | Ian Hendry | Ian Hendry |
| Nikos | Anthony Stamboulieh | Anthony Stamboulieh |
| Cotton | Frank Duncan | Frank Duncan |
| Sir Hugh Russell | John Horsley | John Horsley |
| Nicholson | Godfrey James | Godfrey James |
| Gerald Mace | Timothy Carlton | Timothy Carlton |
| Nestor Turton | Maurice Denham | Maurice Denham |
| Marukakis | Salvin Stewart | Salvin Stewart |
| Sam Webber | Paul Maxwell | Paul Maxwell |
| Captain Krasakis | Stefan Gryff | Stefan Gryff |
| Imogen Lundqvist | Susan Engel | Susan Engel |
| Dr Dartington | Ronald Howard | Ronald Howard |
| 2–5 The Well Diggers | (5 Aug 1973) | |
| "When two people whisper together in a corner they're usually digging a well for a third one to fall into," Erik Shepherd tells Sam Webber. | "When two people whisper together in a corner they're usually digging a well for a third one to fall into," Erik Shepherd tells Sam Webber. | "When two people whisper together in a corner they're usually digging a well for a third one to fall into," Erik Shepherd tells Sam Webber. |
| Creator / Writer | Michael J. Bird | Michael J. Bird |
| Designer | Michael Young | Michael Young |
| Associate Producer | Michael Glynn | Michael Glynn |
| Director | Cyril Coke | Cyril Coke |
| Ann Shepherd | Wanda Ventham | Wanda Ventham |
| Erik Shepherd | Ian Hendry | Ian Hendry |
| Sam Webber | Paul Maxwell | Paul Maxwell |
| Cotton | Frank Duncan | Frank Duncan |
| Nicholson | Godfrey James | Godfrey James |
| Gerald Mace | Timothy Carlton | Timothy Carlton |
| Ariadne Mazonaki | Calliope Petrohilos | Calliope Petrohilos |
| Captain Krasakis | Stefan Gryff | Stefan Gryff |
| Dr Dartington | Ronald Howard | Ronald Howard |
| Imogen Lundqvist | Susan Engel | Susan Engel |
| 2–6 And If You Have Time, Lord | (12 Aug 1973) | |
| With true identities revealed, the Shepherds' marriage faces its biggest test ... | With true identities revealed, the Shepherds' marriage faces its biggest test ... | With true identities revealed, the Shepherds' marriage faces its biggest test ... |
| Creator / Writer | Michael J. Bird | Michael J. Bird |
| Designer | Michael Young | Michael Young |
| Associate Producer | Michael Glynn | Michael Glynn |
| Director | Viktors Ritelis | Viktors Ritelis |
| Gerald Mace | Timothy Carlton | Timothy Carlton |
| Nicholson | Godfrey James | Godfrey James |
| Cotton | Frank Duncan | Frank Duncan |
| Erik Shepherd | Ian Hendry | Ian Hendry |
| Captain Krasakis | Stefan Gryff | Stefan Gryff |
| Ariadne Mazonaki | Calliope Petrohilos | Calliope Petrohilos |
| Imogen Lundqvist | Susan Engel | Susan Engel |
| Ann Shepherd | Wanda Ventham | Wanda Ventham |
| Dr Dartington | Ronald Howard | Ronald Howard |
| Sam Webber | Paul Maxwell | Paul Maxwell |
| Nikos | Anthony Stamboulieh | Anthony Stamboulieh |