The Passion

About the drama

Writer Frank Deasy and producer Nigel Stafford-Clark set the scene. "All the characters are three dimensional."

Frank Deasy - writer

"The Passion was the first real adult drama I was introduced to as a child. It's part of my DNA."

Nigel Stafford-Clark - producer

"There's a ticking clock from the moment the story begins. Tension mounts. It's almost unbearable."

The language of Jesus

"The line I was itching to write was 'Jesus lights a fag'." The writer Frank Deasy illuminates a working class Jesus.

Filming in Morocco

"These were rain storms of biblical proportions". Cast and crew recall battling the elements in Morocco.

Judas

In this dramatisation, Judas is portrayed as a younger man, with a young man's insecurities, torn between two father figures.

Caiaphas

"Contemporary accounts show that Caiaphas was regarded as a successful High Priest". Nigel Stafford-Clark reassesses his reputation.