About this season
The series describes the life of the poet Kostas Karyotakis. It follows his life from his teenage years and sheds light on unknown aspects of his artistic and professional life. A special place is occupied by the part about his relationship with the poet Maria Polydouri. Through the lives of the two protagonists, the politically and socially turbulent period of the 1910s and 1920s is projected.
Episodes (20)
1. Episode 1
Aired 15 January 2009 • 47 min
Greece is divided into two camps, the Liberals and the Royalists.
2. Episode 2
Aired 22 January 2009 • 45 min
Karyotakis completes his degree exams in Law School and decides to visit his parents in Thessaloniki, but he is arrested as a draft dodger.
3. Episode 3
Aired 29 January 2009 • 47 min
Karyotakis leaves for Athens and manages to enroll in the School of Philosophy.
4. Episode 4
Aired 5 February 2009 • 45 min
At the time when Polydouri, at her father's suggestion, is taking exams at the Prefecture of Messinia, Karyotakis and his friend Agis Leventis decide to publish a satirical magazine called ""Gampa"".
5. Episode 5
Aired 12 February 2009 • 45 min
Karyotakis is appointed to the Prefecture of Thessaloniki where he for the first time gets to experience life in the public sector and bureaucracy, which is later reflected in his poetry.
6. Episode 6
Aired 19 February 2009 • 45 min
Karyotakis gets a deferment of military service for a year and returns to Athens.
7. Episode 7
Aired 26 February 2009 • 26 min
Polydouri is located in Athens and attends the Law School of the University of Athens.
8. Episode 8
Aired 5 March 2009 • 44 min
In the Attica and Boeotia Prefecture Polydouri meets young lawyer Nikos Diplas, shows him that she likes him but is quickly let down by his behaviour.
9. Episode 9
Aired 12 March 2009 • 45 min
Polydouri and Karyotakis arrange to meet at an open-air café.
10. Episode 10
Aired 19 March 2009 • 45 min
Maria Polydouri's love grows daily
11. Episode 11
Aired 26 March 2009 • 45 min
Their romance is at its peak. In a highly tense atmosphere between the two, Polydouri decides to return to Athens.
12. Episode 12
Aired 2 April 2009 • 45 min
Karyotakis is informed that he has syphilis.
13. Episode 13
Aired 9 April 2009 • 26 min
Polydouri tries to get in touch with Karyotakis, who avoids her.
14. Episode 14
Aired 16 April 2009 • 46 min
She becomes withdrawn, while he is temporarily transferred to Thessaloniki for the rehabilitation service of refugees.
15. Episode 15
Aired 23 April 2009 • 46 min
The first period after the final break up seems difficult.
16. Episode 16
Aired 30 April 2009 • 45 min
The acquaintance of Maria Polydouri with Aristotelis Georgiou changes her mood.
17. Episode 17
Aired 7 May 2009 • 26 min
Polydouri confides in her sister Virginia, telling her she wants to divorce Georgiou.
18. Episode 18
Aired 14 May 2009 • 47 min
During his service, Karyotakis has won the sympathy of colleagues
19. Episode 19
Aired 21 May 2009 • 45 min
In Athens, Kostas Karyotakis is involved in the trade union activities of employees of the public sector and is being prosecuted.
20. Episode 20
Aired 28 May 2009 • 45 min
Karyotakis is deliberately transferred to Preveza.