| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 20040828 | After 20 years away the Gods decide it is time for Odysseus, a Trojan hero, to return to Ithaca before his wife Penelope is forced to marry again. But the angry God Poseidon still wants revenge. Odysseus....Tim McInnerny Penelope....Amanda Redman Telemachus....Benedict Cumberbatch Athena....Janet McTeer Zeus....John Wood Eurycleia....Mary Wimbush Hermes....Bertie Carvel King Alcinous....Geoffrey Whitehead Queen Arete....Cheryl Campbell Princess Nausicaa....Alice Hart Calypso....Adjoa Andoh The Cyclops....Barrie Rutter Antinous....Danny Webb Eurymachus....Jonathan Keeble Amphinomous....Chris Pavlo Eurylochus....Ewan Bailey Polites....John Rowe Elpenus....Stephen Hogan Eurybates....Philip Fox Antiphus....Jon Glover Music by Gary Yershon. Musicians.: Keith Thompson, Martin Allen, Robin Jeffrey, Chris Lacey, Elspeth Cowey and Phil Hopkins. Singer: Jon Glover. Directed by Janet Whitaker | |
| 02 | 20040828 | Odysseus continues the story of his wanderings with his crew and their encounters with Circe the Enchantress, their descent into Hades, the Sirens, the Monster Scylla and the Whirlpool Charybdis before the final disaster on the Isle of the Sun God. Odysseus....Tim McInnerny Circe....Frances Barber Hermes....Bertie Carvel Eurylochus....Ewan Bailey Polites....John Rowe Shipmate....Jon Glover Elpenus....Stephen Hogan Eurybates....Philip Fox King Alcinous....Geoffrey Whitehead Queen Arete....Cheryl Campbell Princess Nausicaa....Alice Hart Ghost of Anticleia....Joanna McCallum The Sirens....Elena Ferarri, Belinda Sykes, Harriet Williams. Music by Gary Yershon. Musicians: Keith Thompson, Martin Allen, Robin Jeffrey, Chris Lacey, Elspeth Cowey and Phil Hopkins. Directed by Janet Whitaker | |
| 03 LAST | Homecoming | 20040829 | The homecoming of Odysseus, disguised as a beggar by Athena until he is ready for the final confrontation with the suitors and can be reunited with Penelope. Odysseus....Tim McInnerny Penelope....Amanda Redman Telemachus....Benedict Cumberbatch Athena....Janet McTeer Zeus....John Wood Eurycleia....Mary Wimbush Antinous....Danny Webb Eurymachus....Jonathan Keeble Amphinomus....Chris Pavlo Eumaeus....Ioan Meredith Music by Gary Yershon Musicians: Keith Thompson, Martin Allen, Robin Jeffrey, Chris Lacey, Elspeth Cowey and Phil Hopkins Directed by Janet Whitaker |