Theban Plays: Oedipus the King
First aired on Sep 16, 1986
20%
Genres: Drama
Plagues are ravaging Thebes, and the blind fortune-teller Tieresias tells Oedipus, the King, that the gods are unhappy. The murder of the former king has gone unavenged, and Oedipus sets out to find the killer.
Featured Cast: click image to view more
Michael Pennington | Oedipus Rex
Claire Bloom | Jocasta
John Gielgud | Tieresias
John Shrapnel | Creon
Cyril Cusack | Priest
Michael Byrne | Chorus
Featured Crew
Sophocles | Theatre Play
Don Taylor | Director
Don Taylor | Writer
Louis Marks | Producer
Derek Bourgeois | Music
David Hambelton | Editor