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Episode 2
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Dramatic retelling of the classic biblical tale. Mary is visited by the angel Gabriel, and she learns she will bear the son of God. Unable to tell Joseph, she visits her cousin.
Mary is visited by the angel Gabriel, and she learns she will bear the son of God. Deeply troubled, and unable to tell Joseph of her dream, she travels to see her cousin Elisabeth, who is also mysteriously with child.
Thomas the shepherd begs for more time to pay his taxes, but instead he has to watch as his animals are slaughtered before his eyes.
Frustrated by the Magi Council's reluctance to investigate the celestial conjunction, Balthasar, Melchior and Gaspar resolve to set out on their own. They head west, towards Judaea.
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Tue 20 Dec 201615:10
BBC One except HD
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"You will bear a child - a son. He will be called Jesus."
Duration: 01:44
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Producer | Ruth Kenley-Letts |
| Director | Coky Giedroyc |
| Writer | Tony Jordan |
| Mary | Tatiana Maslany |
| Joseph | Andrew Buchan |
| Joachim | Neil Dudgeon |
| Balthasar | Peter Capaldi |
| Gabriel | John Lynch |
| Anna | Claudie Blakley |
| Nicholas | Art Malik |
| Gaspar | Obi Abili |
| Melchoir | Jack Shepherd |
| Thomas | Al Weaver |
| Leah | Ruth Negga |
| Tax Collector | Howard Samuels |
| Herod | Vincent Regan |
| Elizabeth | Frances Barber |
| Abimael | David Sterne |
