How to set up a home network between an iMac and Apple TV

I have an iMac running Snow Leopard connected by Ethernet cable to the internet via a wireless-capable modem running at 5mbps.
I want to network it to an Apple TV connected to my HDTV by an HDMI cable so I can run Netflix. The TV is on the first floor at the back of the house. The modem is on the third floor at the front of the house. I estimate the distance between them to be about 65ft. The set-up is such that it would be difficult to bring the two closer together.
Could you please advise me the best way to set this up? My concern is the distance from the modem to the Apple TV. Would Airport Express used as an extender be needed and/or enough to link the two (this could be positioned approximately half-way)? Or is there some other way to achieve the desired hook-up?
I'm elderly and digitally challenged, so will need rather explicit step-by-step help !!!
Many thanks.

I have an iMac running Snow Leopard connected by Ethernet cable to the internet via a wireless-capable modem running at 5mbps.
What is the make & model of this wireless-capable modem? If it is not an Apple product, then extending it with an AirPort Express (at least not by wireless) will not work.
Assuming that it is not an Apple product, then the only other choice would be to connect the Apple TV by Ethernet. However, I can certainly understand if Ethernet is not desireable or practical ... so an alternative to that would be to use Powerline adapters. These adapters take advantage of your home's electrical circuit to create a pseudo Ethernet one. You would then need at least two of these adapters to be placed at the locations of the wireless modem and the Apple TV. Each adapter would be connected to an electrical wall outlet and a short Ethernet cable would run between the adapter and the device (modem & Apple TV) to complete the circuit.

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