Events take a malevolent turn when Hercules realises he has unleashed a potent but toxic enchantment that threatens to turn his burgeoning hope into unbearable grief.

Episode 6 airs at 8.15pm on Saturday 2 November on BBC One. To whet your appetite, here are ten teasing lines of dialogue from the episode…

» “Hercules the horrid smelling!”

» “Wrestling is in my blood. Even as a baby I strangled a snake with my bare hands!”

» “You see the thing is, with animals, you have to let them know who’s in command.”

» “All this for the love of a woman. There’s much to be said for triangles.”

» “You are right to fear the Queen, she is dangerous indeed.”

» “Why do they call him ‘The Destroyer’?”

» “The gods brought us together for a reason.”

» “You don’t know what it’s like – no woman would refuse you.”

» “I won’t think any less of you if you want to return.”

» “Cheese would have sealed the deal.”

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