Loxantra

Loxantra is a Greek social drama television series that was filmed and broadcast in the 1979-1980 season, based on the book of the same name by Maria Iordanidou. A total of 30 episodes were broadcast, from January 19 to August 16, 1980, by ERT. It was one of the last black-and-white series of the first years of color, from 1979, ERT. At the same time, it is one of the oldest series preserved in the ERT Archive.

Loxantra
Genre	Social Drama
Based on	Loxantra by Maria Iordanidou
Written by	Christos Doxaras
Directed by	Grigoris Grigoriou
Theme music composer	Eleni Karaindrou
Country of origin	Greece
Original language	Greek
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	30
Production
Producer	Rania Dimopoulou
Running time	42-45 minutes
Production company	Astir TV
Original release
Network	ERT
Release	January 19 (1980-01-19) – August 16, 1980 (1980-08-16)

Plot

It is the story of the Polis Loxantra from her marriage to her old age. Loxantra marries a widower with four children, Dimitros, at an advanced age. She raises children, marries them, emigrates, grows old, and through her story the history of the entire world of Polis unfolds, through the events that marked it before World War I.

Cast

• Mpety Valasi as Loxantra
• Giannis Argyris as Dimitros
• Panos Chatzikoutselis as Alekakis
• Vasilis Mavromatis as Epameinontas
• Maria Marmarinou as Elegaki
• Giorgos Kyritsis as Theodoros
• Loukas Metaxas as Theodoros (young)
• Anna Gerali as Agatho
• Alekos Mavridis as Tarnanas
• Niki Pazarentzou as Soultana
• Anthi Andreopoulou as Kleio
• Alberto Eskenazi as Giorgakis (First sailor)
• Giannis Thomas as Manolios
• Panos Panopoulos as Andreikos (Mpempekas)
• Sofoklis Peppas as Giorgos