The First Olympics: Athens 1896

This two part mini-series shows the trials and tribulations all the participants endured to be a part of the very first Olympic Games in Athens in 1896. It focuses on the individuals from the many countries around the world that joined together to lay the foundation of the modern Summer Olympic Games.

• Charles Gary AllisonWriter
• Alvin RakoffDirector

• David Ogden StiersDr. William Milligan Sloane
• Hunt BlockRobert Garrett
• David CarusoJames Connolly
• Alex Hyde-WhiteArthur 'Skip' Blake
• Benedict TaylorEdwin Flack
• Edward WileyCoach John Graham
• Nicos ZiagosSpiridon Louis
• Honor BlackmanMadam Ursula Schumann
• Gayle HunnicuttMary Sloane
• Virginia McKennaAnnabel Flack
• Bill TraversHarold Flack
• Louis JourdanBaron Pierre de Coubertin