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Siege
Episode 3 of 8
Eight-part adaptation of Homer's classic tale. Hector and Paris embark on a dangerous journey in hope of securing supplies for their starving city.
With the Greeks' grip on the city tightening, Hector and Paris embark on a dangerous journey to a nearby ally to ask for help. Relying on each other for survival tests and strengthens their bond, but a familiar face reappears to tell Hector the disturbing truth about his brother.
Helen begins to win over Andromache and the Trojan people with her generosity, but the Greeks have devised an audacious plan to break into Troy and steal her back.
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Sat 3 Mar 201821:10
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Hector makes a plan to save Troy from starving
Duration: 01:40
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Paris/Alexander | Louis Hunter |
| Priam | David Threlfall |
| Hecuba | Frances O'Connor |
| Helen | Bella Dayne |
| Achilles | David Gyasi |
| Andromache | Chloe Pirrie |
| Hector | Tom Weston-Jones |
| Odysseus | Joseph Mawle |
| Menelaus | Jonas Armstrong |
| Agamemnon | Johnny Harris |
| Eetion | Grant Swanby |
| Xanthius | David Avery |
| Patroclus | Lemogang Tsipa |
| Briseis | Amy Louise Wilson |
| Cassandra | Aimee-Ffion Edwards |
| Gelon | Dylan Skews |
| Litos | Jonathan Pienaar |
| Pandarus | Alex Lanipekun |
| Zeus | Hakeem Kae-Kazim |
| Aphrodite | Lex King |
| Troilus | Christiaan Schoombie |
| Aeneas | Alfred Enoch |
| Nestor | Peter Butler |
| Thersites | Waldemar Schultz |
| Diomedes | Carl Beukes |
| Deiphobus | Chris Fisher |
| Evander | Woody Norman |
| Hesion | Deon Lee-Williams |
| Samira | Dorothy Ann Gould |
| Harmon | Joe Vaz |
| Ajax | Garth Breytenbach |
| Chriseis | Jamie-Lee Money |
| High Priest Chryses | Guy de Lancey |
| Midwife | Susan Danford |
| Trojan Woman | Toni Jean Erasmus |
| Iola | Adrienne Pearce |
| Idea Originator | David Farr |
| Writer | Nancy Harris |
| Executive Producer | Derek Wax |
| Executive Producer | David Farr |
| Producer | Barney Reisz |
| Director | Owen Harris |
| Executive Producer | Christopher Aird |
| Production Designer | Rob Harris |
| Editor | Nicolas Chaudeurge |
| Director of photography | Gustav Danielsson |
| Production Company | Wild Mercury Productions |
Broadcast
- Sat 3 Mar 201821:10
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Find out more about the Trojans, the Greeks and who is loyal to them.
