The People's Passion Drama]

Episode

Title

First
Broadcast

Repeated

Comments

Coming To Jerusalem

20120402

20130716 (R4)

Originally broadcast in Holy Week, The People's Passion explores how our great cathedrals offer an image of the contradictions of faith in twenty-first century Britain.

1/5: Coming to Jerusalem

Monday morning in Holy Week. Ellen's in early, looking for peace. Paul's at the gates, refusing to pay. Is the Cathedral concentrating on the right things?

Monday morning. Ellen's in early, looking for peace. Paul is at the gates, refusing to pay

Betrayal

20120403

20130723 (R4)

Originally broadcast in Holy Week, The People's Passion explores how our great cathedrals offer an image of the contradictions of faith in twenty-first century Britain.

2/5: Betrayal

Callum has no job and nothing to fill his days, but he loves to sing in the Cathedral's Voluntary choir. With the choir, he is rehearsing the newly commissioned Easter Anthem, to perform on Good Friday. Who would dream of stopping him? But temptation can whisper in all sorts of ears...

Callum loves to sing in the cathedral's voluntary choir. Who would dream of stopping him?

Last Supper

20120404

20130730 (R4)

Originally broadcast during Holy Week, The People's Passion explores how our great cathedrals offer an image of the contradictions of faith in twenty-first century Britain.

3/5: Last Supper

When Clive, the Cathedral's Vice Dean, invites his girlfriend Jo to tea; and Graham, one of the vergers, is bullied into feeding a troublesome visitor... neither man knows quite what's in store for him.

Vice Dean Clive invites his girlfriend to tea, and verger Graham feeds a difficult visitor

Trial

20120405

20130806 (R4)

Originally broadcast during Holy Week, The People's Passion explores how our great cathedrals offer an image of the contradictions of faith in twenty-first century Britain.

4/5: Trial

Who are all the statues in the Cathedral? Who remembers all the people named on the monuments? And why are there empty spaces? When Samir comes to the Cathedral, with a half-formed plan in his head and the means to carry it out in his bag, he finds out why.

Samir comes to the cathedral intending to find out about the empty spaces.

05 LAST

The Road To Emmaus

20120406

20130813 (R4)

Originally broadcast during Holy Week, The People's Passion explores how our great cathedrals offer an image of the contradictions of faith in twenty-first century Britain.

5/5: The Road to Emmaus

Good Friday is a big day for Robert, the Cathedral's Director of Music. And despite his attempts to clear his mind, it all keeps going out of kilter. In fact, as the Cathedral fills and empties for the afternoon service and the big evening performance by the Voluntary choir, no one - from lost tourists to late singers - seems to be quite themselves...

Good Friday at the cathedral, and no-one seems quite themselves.

Episodes

Episode	Title	First Broadcast	Repeated	Comments
01	Coming To Jerusalem	20120402	20130716 (R4)	Originally broadcast in Holy Week, The People's Passion explores how our great cathedrals offer an image of the contradictions of faith in twenty-first century Britain. 1/5: Coming to Jerusalem Monday morning in Holy Week. Ellen's in early, looking for peace. Paul's at the gates, refusing to pay. Is the Cathedral concentrating on the right things? Monday morning. Ellen's in early, looking for peace. Paul is at the gates, refusing to pay
02	Betrayal	20120403	20130723 (R4)	Originally broadcast in Holy Week, The People's Passion explores how our great cathedrals offer an image of the contradictions of faith in twenty-first century Britain. 2/5: Betrayal Callum has no job and nothing to fill his days, but he loves to sing in the Cathedral's Voluntary choir. With the choir, he is rehearsing the newly commissioned Easter Anthem, to perform on Good Friday. Who would dream of stopping him? But temptation can whisper in all sorts of ears... Callum loves to sing in the cathedral's voluntary choir. Who would dream of stopping him?
03	Last Supper	20120404	20130730 (R4)	Originally broadcast during Holy Week, The People's Passion explores how our great cathedrals offer an image of the contradictions of faith in twenty-first century Britain. 3/5: Last Supper When Clive, the Cathedral's Vice Dean, invites his girlfriend Jo to tea; and Graham, one of the vergers, is bullied into feeding a troublesome visitor... neither man knows quite what's in store for him. Vice Dean Clive invites his girlfriend to tea, and verger Graham feeds a difficult visitor
04	Trial	20120405	20130806 (R4)	Originally broadcast during Holy Week, The People's Passion explores how our great cathedrals offer an image of the contradictions of faith in twenty-first century Britain. 4/5: Trial Who are all the statues in the Cathedral? Who remembers all the people named on the monuments? And why are there empty spaces? When Samir comes to the Cathedral, with a half-formed plan in his head and the means to carry it out in his bag, he finds out why. Samir comes to the cathedral intending to find out about the empty spaces.
05 LAST	The Road To Emmaus	20120406	20130813 (R4)	Originally broadcast during Holy Week, The People's Passion explores how our great cathedrals offer an image of the contradictions of faith in twenty-first century Britain. 5/5: The Road to Emmaus Good Friday is a big day for Robert, the Cathedral's Director of Music. And despite his attempts to clear his mind, it all keeps going out of kilter. In fact, as the Cathedral fills and empties for the afternoon service and the big evening performance by the Voluntary choir, no one - from lost tourists to late singers - seems to be quite themselves... Good Friday at the cathedral, and no-one seems quite themselves.