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Electra

9.1/10 · 11 votesOct 24, 1974

Ranked #3 of 8 in Season 10•+0.9 vs season avg

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In the city of Mycenae, a few years after the Trojan War, a bitter struggle for justice is undertaken by Electra and her brother Orestes for the murder of their father Agamemnon by Clytemnestra and their stepfather Aegisthus.

Season 10 Episodes9

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Cedric Messina

Producer

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E.F. Watling

Translator

Sophocles

Sophocles

Author

Michael Lindsay-Hogg

Michael Lindsay-Hogg

Director

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Episode Summary

"Electra" is episode 2 of BBC Play of the Month season 10. It scored 9.1/10 from 11 votes, ranking #3 of 8 episodes this season (season average 8.2). Directed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg, it aired on October 24, 1974.