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Easter Tales

  • 2000
  • Ended
  • Drama
  • ~15m / ep
  • 1 season

Set inside the crumbling walls of a dilapidated Victorian sanatorium, eight mysterious characters reveal their secret stories to the visiting camera. The eight are linked by one unifying and crucial event in their lives: each of them has had an encounter with Jesus of Nazareth in some way — an experience that has left an indelible mark.

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Latest: Season 1 · 2000

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  1. E1. The Centurion

    Apr 16, 2000 · 15m

    James Cosmo plays an army carpenter who obeys orders but loses a son.

  2. E2. Judas Iscariot

    Apr 17, 2000 · 15m

    Tony Robinson plays a mysterious Judas Iscariot - a double agent who must confront his past.

  3. E3. The Servant Girl

    Apr 18, 2000 · 15m

    Helen Baxendale portrays an abused servant who spots a chance to win genuine affection.

  4. E4. The Rich Young Ruler

    Apr 20, 2000 · 15m

    Peter France plays a man who outwardly appears to have everything.

  5. E5. Barabbas

    Apr 20, 2000 · 15m

    Joss Ackland plays the failed revolutionary who gets a second chance when he meets "a born loser" in prison.

  6. E6. The Mourner

    Apr 21, 2000 · 15m

    A widow loses her son – but a mysterious stranger reunites them.

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