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Siege

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.

58 minutes

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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

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Find out more about the Trojans, the Greeks and who is loyal to them.