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Directed by:
Adrian ShergoldScreenplay:
Russell T. DaviesComposer:
Murray GoldCast:
Christopher Eccleston, Lesley Sharp, Annabelle Apsion, Judith Barker, Rory Kinnear, Peter Wight, Tim Woodward, Jon Snow, Kenny Doughty, Angel Coulby (more)Plots(1)
In the mini-series opener, Christopher Eccleston stars as Steve Baxter, a man who is found incoherent by the English roadside, mumbling that he's the Son of God. His old school friend, Judith (Leslie Sharp), thinks he's gone mad.
Steve quickly discovers it's not easy to convince everyone that he's the Second Coming, and decides to stage a major event in a soccer stadium to gain the world's notice. A miracle ensues, and he tells onlookers that mankind must write its own Third Testament or face Judgement Day in five days time. Pandemonium develops, inflamed by a full media-circus, as people try to understand what is happening. Excitement, fear, cynicism and violence erupt everywhere, as the drama speeds towards its surprisingly powerful conclusion.
(official distributor synopsis)
Cast
![Christopher Eccleston](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/341/161341676_ea56c6.jpg)
Christopher Eccleston
UK
Best movies:
The Others (2001)
Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989) (series)
E=mc² (2005) (TV movie)
![Lesley Sharp](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/444/444321_0bcd5a.jpg)
Lesley Sharp
UK
Best movies:
Cranford (2007) (series)
Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989) (series)
Naked (1993)
![Annabelle Apsion](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/363/162363102_0fdd31.jpg)
Annabelle Apsion
UK
Best movies:
Foyle's War (2002) (series)
Goodnight Mister Tom (1998) (TV movie)
About a Boy (2002)
Judith Barker
UK
Best movies:
Miss Potter (2006)
![Rory Kinnear](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/049/165049846_52bd3c.jpg)
Rory Kinnear
UK
Best movies:
The Hollow Crown (2012) (series)
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC (2016) (theatrical recording)
The Imitation Game (2014)
![Peter Wight](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/281/281278_f02ee2.jpg)
Peter Wight
UK
Best movies:
Atonement (2007)
Secrets & Lies (1996)
Pride & Prejudice (2005)
![Tim Woodward](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/687/162687701_2f5c6e.jpg)
Tim Woodward
UK
Best movies:
Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989) (series)
Murder Rooms: The Photographer's Chair (2001) (TV movie)
K-19 (2002)
Jon Snow
UK
Best movies:
The Big Fat Quiz of Everything (2016) (series)
The Big Fat Quiz of Everything (2016) (TV movie)
Brexit: The Uncivil War (2019) (TV movie) - a.f.
![Kenny Doughty](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/272/161272369_3daa4a.jpg)
Kenny Doughty
UK
Best movies:
A Christmas Carol (1999) (TV movie)
Elizabeth (1998)
Wire in the Blood (2002) (series)
![Angel Coulby](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/280/164280494_2befca.jpg)
Angel Coulby
UK
Best movies:
The Jacket (2005)
Man in an Orange Shirt (2017) (TV movie)
Imagine Me & You (2005)
Ray Emmet Brown
UK
Best movies:
Endeavour (2012) (series)
Prime Suspect 5: Errors of Judgment (1996) (TV movie)
Blow Dry (2001)
![Rosalind March](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/585/158585005_a113a9.jpg)
Rosalind March
Best movies:
Jonathan Creek (1997) (series)
Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989) (series)
East Is East (1999)
![Ciaran Griffiths](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/972/158972600_aa44e4.jpg)
Ciaran Griffiths
UK
Best movies:
Clubbed (2008)
There's Only One Jimmy Grimble (2000)
Dead Cert (2010)
![Jennifer Hennessy](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/323/159323395_6d68ad.jpg)
Jennifer Hennessy
UK
Best movies:
Foyle's War (2002) (series)
Green Wing (2004) (series)
Red Riding: In the Year of Our Lord 1974 (2009) (TV movie)
![Ace Bhatti](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/324/159324756_9fda1f.jpg)
Ace Bhatti
UK
Best movies:
Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)
Cold Blood (2005) (series)
Dalziel and Pascoe (1996) (series)
Neil Bell
UK
Best movies:
Dune (2021)
24 Hour Party People (2002)
Dead Man's Shoes (2004)
Peter Armitage
UK
Best movies:
Jack the Ripper (1988) (TV movie)
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (1992) (series)
The Parole Officer (2001)
Denise Black
UK
Best movies:
The Scarlet Pimpernel (1999) (series)
Dalziel and Pascoe (1996) (series)
Small Island (2009) (TV movie)
![William Travis](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/198/163198181_42e9e2.jpg)
William Travis
Best movies:
Between the Sheets (2003) (series)
Dalziel and Pascoe (1996) (series)
Dark River (2017)
![Mark Benton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/160/163160928_dc7183.jpg)
Mark Benton
UK
Best movies:
Eddie the Eagle (2016)
Inspector George Gently (2007) (series)
Dalziel and Pascoe (1996) (series)