The Feathered Serpent (TV series)
| The Feathered Serpent | |
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| Genre | Historical/Drama |
| Created by | John Kane |
| Directed by | Vic Hughes Michael Custance Stan Woodward |
| Starring | Patrick Troughton Diane Keen Brian Deacon |
| Composer | David Fanshawe |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV |
| Release | 21 June 1976 – 8 May 1978 |
The Feathered Serpent is a British children's television series made for ITV by Thames Television, set in pre-Columbian Mexico and starring Patrick Troughton as the scheming High Priest Nasca. Two series were transmitted in 1976 and 1978.
Cast[edit]
- Nasca: Patrick Troughton
- Chimalma: Diane Keen
- Heumac: Brian Deacon
- Kukulkan: Tony Steedman
- Tozo: Richard Willis
- Mahoutec: Robert Gary
- Chadac: George Lane Cooper
- Maxtla: Alfred Hoffman
- Otolmi: George Cormack
- Xipec: Granville Saxton
- Keelag: Sheila Burrell
- Mataque: Robert Russell
Crew[edit]
- Written by John Kane
- Designed by Patrick Downing
- Music composed by David Fanshawe
- Produced and Directed by Vic Hughes
DVD release[edit]
A DVD containing both series of The Feathered Serpent was released in the UK in February 2009.
External links[edit]
- The Feathered Serpent at IMDb
- The Feathered Serpent at the BFI's Screenonline
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Categories:
- 1970s British children's television series
- Television series set in the Pre-Columbian era
- ITV children's television shows
- 1976 British television series debuts
- 1978 British television series endings
- Television series by Fremantle (company)
- Television shows produced by Thames Television
- British English-language television shows
- Aztecs in fiction
- British children's television show stubs