This isn't going to be a good one, I'm afraid. I'd really hoped it would be, considering that The Feathered Serpent stars one of the past incarnations of the Doctor from Doctor Who, Patrick Troughton. Unfortunately, though the acting is solid from most, there's a lot left to be desired from the rest of The Feathered Serpent, both creatively and technically.
- 5/16/2011
- by Sam McPherson
- TVovermind.com
The age of the Aztecs remains a source of mesmerising mystery, a contrast between brutal human sacrifice and the cultural splendour of gold, gems and mighty pyramids.
It's a world brought back to life in The Feathered Serpent, a classic TV historical fantasy show where dark corridors of whispered evil threaten to undermine the glory of the empire.
I had fond memories of this UK children's drama from my childhood and was delighted when it finally surfaced on DVD earlier this year. It was released by Network, which specialises in bringing long-lost TV and film classics to disc format.
Thames Television broadcast two seasons between 1976 and 1978. Starring Diane Keen and the late Patrick Troughton (who had been the second Doctor Who between 1966 and 1969), The Feathered Serpent is a story of murder, intrigue and political manoeuvring set in 11th century Mexico.
The story begins as the old Aztec religion of god...
It's a world brought back to life in The Feathered Serpent, a classic TV historical fantasy show where dark corridors of whispered evil threaten to undermine the glory of the empire.
I had fond memories of this UK children's drama from my childhood and was delighted when it finally surfaced on DVD earlier this year. It was released by Network, which specialises in bringing long-lost TV and film classics to disc format.
Thames Television broadcast two seasons between 1976 and 1978. Starring Diane Keen and the late Patrick Troughton (who had been the second Doctor Who between 1966 and 1969), The Feathered Serpent is a story of murder, intrigue and political manoeuvring set in 11th century Mexico.
The story begins as the old Aztec religion of god...
- 6/10/2009
- by David Bentley
- The Geek Files
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