In the Beginning 24 years old

In the Beginning is a 2-part biblical television miniseries directed by Kevin Connor. It stars Martin Landau and Jacqueline Bisset and it premiered on NBC on November 12, 2000.

Credits

Geraldine Chaplin

Jochebed

Sendhil Ramamurthy

Adam

Amanda Donohoe

Zuleika

Andrew Grainger

Esau

Jacqueline Bisset

Sarah

Christopher Lee

Rameses I

Cast

Name	Character
Geraldine Chaplin She was 56 , now 80 years old	as Jochebed
Sendhil Ramamurthy He was 26 , now 50 years old	as Adam
Amanda Donohoe She was 38 , now 62 years old	as Zuleika
Andrew Grainger He was 35 , now 60 years old	as Esau
Jacqueline Bisset She was 56 , now 80 years old	as Sarah
Christopher Lee He was 78 , 93 years old when he died	as Rameses I
Victor Spinetti He was 71 , 82 years old when he died	as Happatezoah, Pharaoh's Magician
Martin Landau He was 72 , 89 years old when he died	as Abraham
Steven Berkoff He was 63 , now 87 years old	as Potiphar
Archie Panjabi She was 28 , now 52 years old	as Basya, Pharaoh's Daughter
David Threlfall He was 47 , now 71 years old	as Aaron
Jonathan Firth He was 33 , now 57 years old	as Joshua
David Warner He was 59 , now 83 years old	as Eliezer
Alan Bates He was 66 , 69 years old when he died	as Jethro
Rachael Stirling She was 23 , now 47 years old	as Young Rebeccah
Billy Campbell He was 41 , now 65 years old	as Moses
Frederick Weller He was 34 , now 59 years old	as Jacob
Diana Rigg She was 62 , now 86 years old	as Mature Rebeccah
Sean Pertwee He was 36 , now 60 years old	as Isaac
Art Malik He was 47 , now 72 years old	as Rameses II
Eddie Cibrian He was 27 , now 51 years old	as Joseph
Crispian Belfrage He was 29 , now 53 years old	as Simeon
Sophie Linfield	as Rachel
Brana Bajic	as Zipporah
Tom Harper He was 20 , now 45 years old	as Benjamin
Jeremy Peters	as Amran
Richard Rees He was 203 , 173 years old when he died	as Pharaoh Seti I

Crew

Name	Job title
John Goldsmith Writing He was 49 , now 74 years old	Writer
Elemér Ragályi Camera He was 61 , now 85 years old	Director of Photography
Bill Blunden Editing He was 99 , 117 years old when he died	Editor
Paul Lowin Production He was 108 , 68 years old when he died	Producer
Ken Thorne Sound He was 76 , 90 years old when he died	Original Music Composer
Robert Halmi, Jr. Production	Executive Producer
David V. Picker Production He was 69 , 87 years old when he died	Executive Producer
Keith Wilson Art	Production Design
Kevin Connor Directing He was 63 , now 87 years old	Director

In the Beginning (24 years)

Ended

First Air Date: 2000-11-12
Runtime: [189] minutes
Number of Episodes: 2