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The First Olympics: Athens 1896

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Plot

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.

Cast

David Ogden Stiers as Dr. William Milligan Sloane
David Ogden Stiers

as Dr. William Milligan Sloane

Hunt Block as Robert Garrett
Hunt Block

as Robert Garrett

Alex Hyde-White as Arthur 'Skip' Blake
Alex Hyde-White

as Arthur 'Skip' Blake

Benedict Taylor as Edwin Flack
Benedict Taylor

as Edwin Flack

David Caruso as James Connolly
David Caruso

as James Connolly

Zicos Ziagos as Spiridon Louis
Zicos Ziagos

as Spiridon Louis

Honor Blackman as Madam Ursula Schumann
Honor Blackman

as Madam Ursula Schumann

Gayle Hunnicutt as Mary Sloane
Gayle Hunnicutt

as Mary Sloane

Virginia McKenna as Annabel Flack
Virginia McKenna

as Annabel Flack

Bill Travers as Harold Flack
Bill Travers

as Harold Flack

Network

Status

  • Ended

First Aired Date

  • May 20, 1984

Last Aired Date

  • May 21, 1984

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    Type

    • Miniseries

    Number of Season

    • 1

    Number of Episodes

    • 2

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