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Episode 2

Episode 2 of 4

Dramatic retelling of the classic biblical tale. Mary is visited by the angel Gabriel, and she learns she will bear the son of God. Unable to tell Joseph, she visits her cousin.

Mary is visited by the angel Gabriel, and she learns she will bear the son of God. Deeply troubled, and unable to tell Joseph of her dream, she travels to see her cousin Elisabeth, who is also mysteriously with child.

Thomas the shepherd begs for more time to pay his taxes, but instead he has to watch as his animals are slaughtered before his eyes.

Frustrated by the Magi Council's reluctance to investigate the celestial conjunction, Balthasar, Melchior and Gaspar resolve to set out on their own. They head west, towards Judaea.

29 minutes

Credits

Role Contributor
Producer Ruth Kenley-Letts
Director Coky Giedroyc
Writer Tony Jordan
Mary Tatiana Maslany
Joseph Andrew Buchan
Joachim Neil Dudgeon
Balthasar Peter Capaldi
Gabriel John Lynch
Anna Claudie Blakley
Nicholas Art Malik
Gaspar Obi Abili
Melchoir Jack Shepherd
Thomas Al Weaver
Leah Ruth Negga
Tax Collector Howard Samuels
Herod Vincent Regan
Elizabeth Frances Barber
Abimael David Sterne

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