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Episode 1

Four-part drama retelling the classic biblical tale. In Nazareth, Mary counts her blessings when her parents arrange to marry her to a local carpenter, Joseph.

In Nazareth, Mary counts her blessings when her parents arrange to marry her to a local carpenter, Joseph. He has a good heart, and she grows to love him as he struggles to build them a home under her mother's watchful eye. In Bethlehem, Thomas the shepherd struggles to pay his taxes while his wife lies ill. And out in the east, the Magi gather to discuss signs in the heavens that herald a great event.

29 minutes

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Mon 19 Dec 201615:20

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Credits

RoleContributor
ProducerRuth Kenley-Letts
DirectorCoky Giedroyc
WriterTony Jordan
MaryTatiana Maslany
JosephAndrew Buchan
JoachimNeil Dudgeon
BalthasarPeter Capaldi
GabrielJohn Lynch
AnnaClaudie Blakley
LeviGawn Grainger
GasparObi Abili
MelchoirJack Shepherd
ThomasAl Weaver
LeahRuth Negga
Tax CollectorHoward Samuels
Bethlehem RabbiKen Bones
ElizabethFrances Barber

Broadcasts

  • Mon 20 Dec 201019:00
  • Sat 22 Dec 201217:30
  • Mon 19 Dec 201615:20