"The Second Coming" (2003)TV mini-series

Director:

Adrian Shergold

Writer:

Russell T. Davies (writer)

Release Date:

9 February 2003 (UK)

Genre:

Drama | Fantasy | Romance | Thriller

Tagline:

Are you ready for judgment day?

Plot:

Steven Baxter is the Son of God, and can produce the miracles to prove it. How does the world react when he announces it has to produce a Third Testament within five days, or else it's Judgment Day?

Plot Keywords:

TV Mini-Series | Male Female Relationship | Atheist | Demon | Devil

Awards:

1 win & 7 nominations

Cast

Christopher Eccleston	...	Stephen Baxter
William Travis	...	Dave Morris
Ace Bhatti	...	Peter Gupta (as Ahsen Bhatti)
Lesley Sharp	...	Judith Roach
Annabelle Apsion	...	Fiona Morris
Peter Wright	...	Chief Superintendant Lennard Chadwick
John Henshaw	...	Clive Saxon
Judith Barker	...	Eileen Saxon
Ray Emmet Brown	...	Charge Nurse
Peter Armitage	...	Frank Baxter
Rory Kinnear	...	Father Dillane
Mark Benton	...	Johnny Tyler
Jazmine Franks	...	Jane Morris
Chrissi-Jo Hyde	...	Hospital Administrator
Phil Clegg	...	Hospital Policeman

Runtime:

144 min (2 parts)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:M | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK

Company:

Red Production Company

Trivia:

Originally Steve's mother was a character, but after the scenes were cut, a line was dubbed in that she committed suicide years earlier.

Quotes:

Stephen Baxter: You, are becoming Gods. There's a new master of creation, and it's you! Unraveled DNA, and at the same time you're cultivating bacteria strong enough to kill every living thing! Do you think you are ready for that much power? You lot? You lot? Cheeky bastards...

Movie Connections:

References "Big Brother" (2000/III)

Striking.....

Yep, the second episode of this two-parter is rather bum-numbing stuff, but it's worth the wait...

Written by Russell Davies - who has stirred up controversy before - this is a "What if?" story about the second coming of Jesus...on it's initial showing in the UK, it was criticised for it's "Blasphemy", which is a little odd since it's nothing of the sort...

Set in Manchester, England, Christopher Eccleston returns after disappearing for 40 days and nights and proclaims that he is the Son of God. I won't spoil things for any viewers out there with the "Is he or Isn't he?" stuff - suffice to say that he finds it somewhat difficult to convince people....

Well worth the price of a DVD to catch this interesting drama...