The First Olympics: Athens 1896

The read

The series ran 1 season across 2 episodes and has finished, so there is no cliffhanger risk.

Synopsis

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.

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Key crew

• Charles Gary AllisonWriter
• Alvin RakoffDirector

Cast

• 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

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