A re-telling of the last week in the life of Jesus, including both his crucifixion and resurrection, plus significant events such as the last supper and his trial under Pontius Pilate.
EPISODE 1
Part I
Jesus's arrival in Jerusalem on Palm Sunday causes a stir among the Jews; the Romans are having to deal with a small rebellion and the High Priest wants to be rid of Jesus, since he is causing a disturbance and challenging his authority.
EPISODE 2
Part II
Caiaphas wants to keep order at the Passover festival, part of his profitable exploitation regime of Jerusalem's Temple. But when Jesus takes his disciples to the Temple and watches the market, he loses his temper, impressing his disciples.
EPISODE 3
Episode 3
Prefect Pilate worries why his mighty colleague, the governor of Syria, is about to visit him. The High Priest Caiaphas calls a council to determine how Jesus should be dealt with after he is overheard mocking the Temple, and his fate is sealed.
EPISODE 4
Episode 4
Jesus shares his Last Supper with his disciples, and teaches them their last and most important lesson. While Judas slips away to fetch the Temple guards, Jesus leads the disciples to the Garden of Gethsemane and prepares himself for what is to come.
EPISODE 5
Episode 05
Jesus is put on trial by the Temple Elders. When the trial is over and Jesus is sentenced to death, he is forced to drag his cross through the streets of Jerusalem. John, Mary and Mary Magdalene watch in horror as Jesus is nailed to the cross.
EPISODE 6
Episode 06
As Jesus is taken from the cross and buried, his disciples hide. Caiaphas, fearful that the body will be stolen, orders the tomb to be guarded. But when Mary Magdalene discovers it empty, a chain of events will change the lives of the disciples.
Ben Daniels
John Lynch
Paloma Baeza
Joseph Mawle
Ben Caplan
David Oyelowo
Penelope Wilton
James Nesbitt
Tom Ellis
Daniel Evans
Paul Nicholls
