The Aphrodite Inheritance
by Michael J Bird
The Aphrodite Inheritance is a novelisation of the complete eight-part television serial.
Script Writer
Michael J Bird
Television Details
The Aphrodite Inheritance
8 × 50 Minutes / BBC1 / Colour

03/01/79 1: A Death in the Family
10/01/79 2: A Lamb to Slaughter
17/01/79 3: Here We Come Gathering
24/01/79 4: A Friend in Need
31/01/79 5: Come Into My Parlour
07/02/79 6: Said the Spider to the Fly
14/02/79 7: The Eyes of Love
21/02/79 8: To Touch a Rainbow

Archive Details / DVD Releases
The Aphrodite Inheritance has never been issued on DVD or video.
Cover image of Allan Wingate edition
Cover image supplied by Stephen Barker
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David Collier went to Cyprus for his brother's funeral. However much he wished to leave the island, circumstances seemed to force him to stay.

There was something disturbing about the aftermath of Barry's death. David became irresistibly involved in a series of strange events — secret meetings with his dead brother's friends, evidence that Barry had been involved with some covert money-making exploit, veiled threats, inexplicable advice...

The police were incredulous; David was worried and confused. He felt that he had inherited an unwitting role in a drama beyond his comprehension. It troubled him. He wanted to understand...

THE APHRODITE INHERITANCE is now a BBC TV series. An intriguing and original novel, it absorbs the reader into a world where reality is in the eye of the beholder...

Publisher Allan Wingate Format Hardback Publication Date 1979 ISBN 0-855-23380-X Original Price UNKNOWN Country UK
Publisher Star Books Format Paperback Publication Date 1979 ISBN 0-352-30274-7 Original Price 85p Country UK
Edition Notes
  • Both UK editions have the same cover.
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Cover image of De Kern edition
Flag of Holland De Erfenis van Aphrodite


Publisher De Kern Format Hardback Publication Date 1978 ISBN 90-325-0072-4 Translator Marja Hilsum Country Holland
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