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Episode 4

Drama retelling the biblical tale. Joseph and Mary reach Bethlehem but discover they are not welcome. As Mary goes into labour, Joseph must find somewhere for her to give birth.

Joseph and Mary arrive in Bethlehem but discover they are not welcome - Joseph's family know of Mary's apparent betrayal. When Mary goes into labour, Joseph searches for somewhere for her to give birth, settling on a stable behind an inn.

Thomas the shepherd is driven to violence in his rage and frustration, until he learns that the talk of the coming of the Messiah is not just words. And as the stars align, Balthasar, Melchior and Gaspar hurry in disguise to Bethlehem, desperate to be present at the greatest moment in history.

29 minutes

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Thu 22 Dec 201615:10

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Credits

RoleContributor
ProducerRuth Kenley-Letts
DirectorCoky Giedroyc
WriterTony Jordan
MaryTatiana Maslany
JosephAndrew Buchan
GabrielJohn Lynch
BalthasarPeter Capaldi
HerodVincent Regan
GasparObi Abili
MelchoirJack Shepherd
ThomasAl Weaver
AbimaelDavid Sterne
LeahRuth Negga
Tax CollectorHoward Samuels
SalomeSadie Shimmin
RachelHelen Schlesinger
InnkeeperMatthew Deslippe

Broadcasts

  • Thu 23 Dec 201019:00
  • Christmas Day 201217:30
  • Thu 22 Dec 201615:10