The Passion (TV serial)
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| The Passion | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Frank Deasy |
| Directed by | Michael Offer |
| Starring | See below |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Hilary Salmon |
| Producer | Nigel Stafford-Clark |
| Production location | Morocco |
| Running time | 3 hours (30 minutes per part) |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC One |
| Release | 16 March 2008 – 23 March 2008 |
The Passion is a British television serial produced by the BBC and HBO in association with Deep Indigo Productions, telling the story of the last week in the life of the Christian prophet Jesus. The drama is produced by Nigel Stafford-Clark in the same fast-paced half hour format as his successful 2005 adaptation of Charles Dickens's Bleak House. It is due to be screened in the UK by BBC One in March 2008.
Story and format
The serial is to be screened over consecutive nights during Holy Week, beginning on Palm Sunday and ending with the resurrection of Jesus on Easter Sunday. Three separate points of view are presented; those of Jesus, the Romans and the High Priest Caiaphas and his colleagues.[1]
Production
Former controller of BBC One Peter Fincham announced the drama in April 2006 as a continuation of the successful half-hour format adopted by Bleak House in the previous year.[2] Nigel Stafford-Clark, who also produced Bleak House, planned to tell the story of The Passion not, as so often, as though it happened in a vacuum, but firmly rooted in the tangled, vivid world in which it took place. Frank Deasy, who wrote the seventh installment of the Prime Suspect canon, was contracted to write the drama, based on him understanding how Stafford-Clark wanted to produce it. The serial had a £4 million budget attached and was filmed on location in Ouarzazte and Zagora, Morocco in late 2007.[1][3]
Cast
- Daniel Caltagirone as Eban[3][4]
- Johnny Harris as Asher[3][4]
- Esther Hall as Claudia[3][4]
- Mark Lewis Jones as Marcus[3][4]
- Joseph Mawle as Jesus Christ[3]
- James Nesbitt as Pontius Pilate[3]
- David Oyelowo as Joseph of Arimathea[5]
- Penelope Wilton as Mary[6]
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References
- ^ a b Brown, Maggie (2006-07-07). "From Prime Suspect to The Passion: Deasy tackles last week in life of Christ". Media Guardian. Retrieved 2007-11-06.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Thomas, Liz (2006-04-26). "BBC plans big budget Jesus drama". The Stage. Retrieved 2007-11-06.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ a b c d e f g Staff writer (2007-09-20). "Morocco's south stage to Michael Offer's 'Passion' TV serial". Maghreb Arab Press. Retrieved 2007-11-06.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ a b c d Character not featuring in the New Testament account, or characters appearing in the New Testament account but unnamed there.
- ^ West, Naomi (2007-09-08). "As he likes it". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2007-11-06.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ McLean, Gareth (2007-10-25). "Unspoken worlds". The Guardian. Retrieved 2007-11-06.
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External links
- The Passion at IMDb
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