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Episode 2 of 8
The elopement of Helen and Paris causes chaos for the Greeks and the Trojans. Priam and Hecuba debate whether to send Helen back or risk the consequences. The goddess Artemis presents Agamemnon with an even more agonising dilemma.
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Sat 24 Feb 201821:10
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Odysseus arrives to join the Greek army
Duration: 01:03
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Paris/Alexander | Louis Hunter |
| Priam | David Threlfall |
| Hecuba | Frances O'Connor |
| Helen | Bella Dayne |
| Odysseus | Joseph Mawle |
| Menelaus | Jonas Armstrong |
| Agamemnon | Johnny Harris |
| Achilles | David Gyasi |
| Hector | Tom Weston-Jones |
| Andromache | Chloe Pirrie |
| Cassandra | Aimee-Ffion Edwards |
| Clytemnestra | Emily Child |
| Iphigenia | Lauren Coe |
| Xanthius | David Avery |
| Pandarus | Alex Lanipekun |
| Zeus | Hakeem Kae-Kazim |
| Aphrodite | Lex King |
| Troilus | Christiaan Schoombie |
| Penelope | Erica Wessels |
| Aeneas | Alfred Enoch |
| Hera | Inge Beckmann |
| Athena | Shamilla Miller |
| Nestor | Peter Butler |
| Thersites | Waldemar Schultz |
| Diomedes | Carl Beukes |
| Deiphobus | Chris Fisher |
| Hermione | Grace Hogg-Robinson |
| Simoisius | Garion Dowds |
| Patroclus | Lemogang Tsipa |
| Evander | Woody Norman |
| Hesion | Deon Lee-Williams |
| Calchas | Andrew Laubscher |
| Ajax | Garth Breytenbach |
| Merchant | Rea Rangaka |
| Servant | Greg Parvess |
| Artemis | Thando Hopa |
| Nurse | Megan Furniss |
| Iola | Adrienne Pearce |
| Writer | David Farr |
| Executive Producer | Derek Wax |
| Executive Producer | David Farr |
| Producer | Barney Reisz |
| Director | Owen Harris |
| Executive Producer | Christopher Aird |
| Production Designer | Rob Harris |
| Director of photography | Gustav Danielsson |
| Production Company | Wild Mercury Productions |
Broadcast
- Sat 24 Feb 201821:10
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Find out more about the Trojans, the Greeks and who is loyal to them.
