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The First Olympics: Athens 1896

5.919841 seasonTV SeriesDrama

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…

DirectorAlvin Rakoff
WriterCharles Gary Allison
ProducersWilliam Hill·Larry White

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Seasons & Episodes

E1
Part 1
May 20, 1984
E2
Part 2
May 21, 1984

Cast · Directed by Alvin Rakoff

DSDavid Ogden Stiers
David Ogden Stiers
Dr. William Milligan Sloane
HBHunt Block
Hunt Block
Robert Garrett
DCDavid Caruso
David Caruso
James Connolly
AHAlex Hyde-White
Alex Hyde-White
Arthur 'Skip' Blake
BTBenedict Taylor
Benedict Taylor
Edwin Flack
EWEdward Wiley
Edward Wiley
Coach John Graham
NZNicos Ziagos
Nicos Ziagos
Spiridon Louis
HBHonor Blackman
Honor Blackman
Madam Ursula Schumann
GHGayle Hunnicutt
Gayle Hunnicutt
Mary Sloane
VMVirginia McKenna
Virginia McKenna
Annabel Flack
BTBill Travers
Bill Travers
Harold Flack
LJLouis Jourdan
Louis Jourdan
Baron Pierre de Coubertin

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The First Olympics: Athens 1896 has 1 season in total (2 episodes). The series concluded in 1984.

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Is there a Season 2 of The First Olympics: Athens 1896?

No — The First Olympics: Athens 1896 ended after 1 season, so there is no Season 2.