Series·1984·1 season

The First Olympics: Athens 1896

Drama

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.

Play
Always find 7Shows7domains.fans
Continue the story

Episodes

Up next
Part 1E1 · 120 min

In 1894, Baron Pierre de Courbertin announces his intention to stage the first Olympic games within two years in Athens.

Part 2E2 · 120 min

The second part moves the action to Athens and to the Games themselves, culminating in Spyros Louis's victory in the Marathon.

Featuring

Cast

12 credited

David Ogden Stiers
David Ogden StiersDr. William Milligan Sloane
Hunt Block
Hunt BlockRobert Garrett
David Caruso
David CarusoJames Connolly
Alex Hyde-White
Alex Hyde-WhiteArthur 'Skip' Blake
Benedict Taylor
Benedict TaylorEdwin Flack
Edward Wiley
Edward WileyCoach John Graham
Nicos Ziagos
Nicos ZiagosSpiridon Louis
Honor Blackman
Honor BlackmanMadam Ursula Schumann
Gayle Hunnicutt
Gayle HunnicuttMary Sloane
Virginia McKenna
Virginia McKennaAnnabel Flack
Bill Travers
Bill TraversHarold Flack
Louis Jourdan
Louis JourdanBaron Pierre de Coubertin

Keep watching

More like this

Echoes2022 · Series · ★ 6.6
The Terror: Devil in Silver2026 · Series · ★ 6.7
The Girlfriend2025 · Series · ★ 7.2
Fool Me Once2024 · Series · ★ 7.2
Make It or Break It2009 · Series · ★ 7.7
Imperfect Women2026 · Series · ★ 6.3
Darby and Joan2022 · Series · ★ 6.2
The Stolen Girl2025 · Series · ★ 6.3
Tell Me Lies2022 · Series · ★ 7.5
The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox2025 · Series · ★ 6.7
Disclaimer2024 · Series · ★ 7.5
The Survivors2025 · Series · ★ 6.5
The Bible2013 · Series · ★ 7.4
A Friend of the Family2022 · Series · ★ 7.0
Mosaic2018 · Series · ★ 6.5
Julia2022 · Series · ★ 7.3
The Crowded Room2023 · Series · ★ 7.7
Obsession2023 · Series · ★ 6.5