The Second Coming 21 years old
The Second Coming is a two-part British television drama first screened on ITV in the United Kingdom in February 2003. It concerns the realisation of Steve Baxter that he is in fact the Son of God, and has just a few days to find the human race's Third Testament and thus avert the Apocalypse. It was written by Russell T Davies, and produced by the independent Red Production Company. The programme was originally commissioned as four one-hour episodes by Channel 4 in 1999; however, when new executives took over running the drama department at that channel, they decided not to pursue the project. Davies and Red's founder Nicola Shindler took the project to the BBC, who quickly turned it down; it found a home on ITV, a channel that had gained a reputation for producing mainstream, unchallenging, "middle-of-the-road" drama in recent years. Screened over two successive evenings in prime time on Sunday and Monday, 9–10 February 2003, The Second Coming gained viewing figures of over six million. Davies, who is an atheist, has said his intention was to provoke debate and get people thinking about religion.
Credits
Rory Kinnear
Father Dillane
Lesley Sharp
Judith Roach
Christopher Eccleston
Stephen Baxter
John Henshaw
Clive Saxon
Annabelle Apsion
Fiona Morris
Angel Coulby
PC Louise Fraser
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Rory Kinnear He was 24 , now 46 years old | as Father Dillane |
| Lesley Sharp She was 42 , now 64 years old | as Judith Roach |
| Christopher Eccleston He was 38 , now 60 years old | as Stephen Baxter |
| John Henshaw He was 52 , now 73 years old | as Clive Saxon |
| Annabelle Apsion She was 42 , now 64 years old | as Fiona Morris |
| Angel Coulby She was 22 , now 44 years old | as PC Louise Fraser |
| Peter Wight He was 53 , now 74 years old | as Chief Supt. Len Chadwick |
| John Warnaby | as Phone-In Presenter |
| David Horovitch He was 57 , now 79 years old | as Mr Streeter |
| Mark Benton He was 37 , now 59 years old | as Johnny Tyler |
| Ace Bhatti He was 33 , now 55 years old | as Peter Gupta |
| Tim Woodward He was 49 , now 71 years old | as Chief Constable Richard Tanner |
| Judith Barker She was 59 , now 81 years old | as Eileen Saxon |
| Kenny Doughty He was 27 , now 49 years old | as PC Simon Lincoln |
| Jack Watson He was 87 , 84 years old when he died | as Alex Morris |
Crew
| Name | Job title |
|---|---|
| Adrian Shergold Directing He was 50 , now 71 years old | Director |
| Russell T Davies Writing He was 39 , now 61 years old | Writer |
The Second Coming (21 years)
Ended
- First Air Date: 2003-02-09
- Runtime: [145,140,60] minutes
- Number of Episodes: 2