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25/02/2008

Passion Story Retold For BBC One

As Easter approaches, a new TV treatment of Jesus' final days has been produced.
Written by Frank Deasy, directed by Michael Offer and produced by Nigel Stafford-Clark, 'The Passion' is a fresh, compelling and moving retelling of the story of Jesus's final days on Earth for BBC One.
Inspired by both the Gospels and other contemporary historical sources, the three-hour drama, for the first time, tells the story from the perspective of all the main figures involved – Jesus and his disciples, the Roman Governor, Pontius Pilate and the High Priest, Caiaphas.
Nigel Stafford-Clark said: "It puts it all into context, digs deeper into the characters and their actions. Why did Pilate agree to have Jesus crucified? Why did Caiaphas want him condemned to death? Why was there such excitement when Jesus entered Jerusalem on Palm Sunday?"
Atmospheric and fast-paced, The Passion allows the audience to feel as if they were members of the crowds moving through the chaotic streets of Jerusalem 2,000 years ago.
Michael Offer, who shot The Passion in Morocco, said: "I wanted to project the experience of what it would have been like to have been living in that place at that moment in time."
Starring Joseph Mawle as Jesus, James Nesbitt as Pilate and Ben Daniels as Caiaphas, The Passion is an interpretation that sheds new light on Jesus and his teachings and the profound impact his last seven days had on the lives of those who witnessed them.
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