Jump to content

Manchester Passion: Difference between revisions

Add links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous edit
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
No edit summary
Tags: Mobile edit Mobile app edit Android app edit App section source
 
(41 intermediate revisions by 33 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Short description|2006 British television special}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2012}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}
{{Use British English|date=April 2012}}
{{Use British English|date=April 2012}}
{{Infobox television
{{Infobox television
| image =
| show_name =Manchester Passion
| image =
| caption =
⚫
| producer = Andy King-Dabbs & Stephen Powell<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/easter-marked-with-a-passion-1027013 |title=Easter marked with a passion |date=15 February 2007 |first=Dean |last=Kirby |work=Manchester Evening News}}</ref>
| caption =
⚫
| writer = Andy King-Dabbs & Stephen Powell
⚫
|producer=Stephen Powell<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/easter-marked-with-a-passion-1027013 |title=Easter marked with a passion |date=15 February 2007 |first=Dean |last=Kirby |work=Manchester Evening News}}</ref>
⚫
| network = [[BBC Three]]
⚫
|writer=Stephen Powell
| creator = [[Andy King-Dabbs & Stephen Powell]]
⚫
| network = [[BBC Three]]
| format = [[Musical theatre]]
| starring = [[Darren Morfitt]]
⚫
| presenter = [[Keith Allen (actor)|Keith Allen]]
| creator =
⚫
| first_aired = {{Start date|2006|04|14|df=yes}}
⚫
| starring = [[Keith Allen (actor)|Keith Allen]], [[Darren Morfitt]]
⚫
| last_aired =
⚫
| first_aired = 14 April 2006 ([[Good Friday]])
⚫
| country = United Kingdom
⚫
| last_aired =
⚫
| runtime = 60 minutes
⚫
| country = United Kingdom
⚫
| runtime = 60 minutes
| official_website =
}}
}}
'''''The Manchester Passion''''' is a [[passion play]] about the last hours of [[Jesus]], retold using a backdrop of the contemporary [[music of Manchester]], England.


The event took place on the streets of Manchester, and aired live on [[BBC Three]] on [[Good Friday]], 14 April 2006.<ref>{{cite news |date=15 April 2006
'''''Manchester Passion''''' is a [[Television of the United Kingdom|British]] [[television special]] which was broadcast by [[BBC Three]] on 14 April 2006.<ref>{{cite news |date=15 April 2006
|title=Manchester re-enacts Crucifixion |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/4908894.stm |work=BBC News}}</ref> Created and scripted by Andy King-Dabbs and Stephen Powell as a follow-up to BBC Classical Music's previous BBC Three special, ''Flashmob – The Opera'', it was a contemporary [[Passion Play|retelling]] of the [[Passion (Christianity)|Passion]] of [[Jesus Christ]] set to [[Music of the United Kingdom|British]] [[popular music]], broadcast live from various locations in [[Manchester, England]], culminating with the procession of a large, lighted cross to the main stage at [[Albert Square, Manchester|Albert Square]].<ref name="guardian-manchester">{{cite news|title=Day that Jesus came to the Arndale Centre|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2006/apr/15/religion.arts|accessdate=12 February 2016|work=The Guardian}}</ref> The broadcast was presented and narrated by [[Keith Allen (actor)|Keith Allen]], and starred [[Darren Morfitt]] as [[Jesus]]. Denise Johnson played Mary, [[Tim Booth]] played [[Judas]], and Nicholas Bailey played Peter. Music was provided by a 16-piece string orchestra and soloists on accordion, cello, and guitar.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.channelten.co.uk/gos/viewtopic.php?t=177&sid=|title=BBC THREE invites public to Manchester Passion|date=6 April 2006|publisher=Channel Ten|accessdate=3 February 2017}}</ref> The BBC Executive Producer was Sue Judd and the music arrangements were by [[Philip Sheppard (musician)|Philip Sheppard]].
|title=Manchester re-enacts Crucifixion |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/4908894.stm |work=BBC News}}</ref>


While originally held as a one-off event, Dutch producer Jacco Doornbos created a localized version of the special known as ''[[The Passion (Netherlands)|The Passion]]'', which was first broadcast in the [[Netherlands]] in 2011. ''The Passion'' has since been broadcast annually in different Dutch cities, and its format has also been exported to other countries, including Belgium, Germany and [[The Passion (U.S. TV special)|the United States]].<ref name="sheknows-7facts">{{cite web|last1=Nelson|first1=Carrie|title=7 Facts about Fox's next live musical, The Passion|url=http://www.sheknows.com/entertainment/articles/1111165/things-to-know-about-fox-next-live-musical-performance-the-passion|website=[[SheKnows]]|accessdate=17 February 2016}}</ref><ref name="metro-passion2015">{{cite news|title=TV Top 25: The Passion en dan heel lang niets|url=http://www.metronieuws.nl/showbizz/2015/04/tv-top-25-the-passion-en-dan-heel-lang-niets|accessdate=12 February 2016|work=[[Metro (Dutch newspaper)|Metro]]|date=5 April 2015|language=Dutch}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title="Die Passion" bei RTL: Für Alexander Klaws ist Jesus "die größte Rolle, die man spielen kann" |url=https://www.rtl.de/cms/die-passion-bei-rtl-fuer-alexander-klaws-ist-jesus-die-groesste-rolle-die-man-spielen-kann-4951939.html |access-date=2022-04-13 |website=rtl.de |date=13 April 2022 |language=de}}</ref><ref name="deadline-passion">{{cite web|title=Fox To Air 'The Passion' Live Musical About Jesus Hosted By Tyler Perry|url=https://deadline.com/2015/12/the-passion-live-musical-jesus-tyler-perry-fox-1201667399/|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=15 December 2015|accessdate=12 February 2016}}</ref> In 2020 there would be another British version, held in [[Cardiff]].<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.ukpassion.org/| title = The Passion UK {{!}} Easter 2021 {{!}} Cardiff, Wales}}</ref>
The event was created by the same people who created ''[[Flash mob|Flashmob]]: The Opera''; also aired on BBC Three.

A similar event, staging the [[Nativity of Jesus]] in [[Liverpool]] was shown on the BBC at Christmas 2007.

[[:nl:The Passion|The Passion]], a Dutch adaptation by Christian public broadcaster [[Evangelische Omroep|EO]] and Roman Catholic public broadcaster [[Rooms-Katholiek Kerkgenootschap|RKK]] was staged in Gouda in 2011, on the eve of Good Friday 2011. It featured well known Dutch language songs. It proved such a success that new versions were staged and broadcast in Rotterdam on 5 April 2012, The Hague on 28 March 2013, Groningen on 17 April 2014 and Enschede on 2 April 2015.


== Cast ==
== Cast ==
* Presenter/[[Pontius Pilate]] - [[Keith Allen (actor)|Keith Allen]]
* Presenter/[[Pontius Pilate]] – [[Keith Allen (actor)|Keith Allen]]
* [[Saint Peter|Peter]] - [[Nicholas Bailey]]
* [[Saint Peter|Peter]] – [[Nicholas Bailey]]
* [[Judas Iscariot]] - [[Tim Booth]]
* [[Judas Iscariot]] – [[Tim Booth]]
* [[Jesus]] - [[Darren Morfitt]]
* [[Jesus]] – [[Darren Morfitt]]
* [[Mary, mother of Jesus|Mary]] - Denise Johnson{{Disambiguation needed|date=March 2012}}
* [[Mary, mother of Jesus|Mary]] – [[Primal_Scream#Former_members|Denise Johnson]]
* [[Barabbas]] - [[Chris Bisson]]
* [[Barabbas]] – [[Chris Bisson]]
* Criminal in van - [[Bez (dancer)|Bez]]
* Criminal in van – [[Bez (dancer)|Bez]]
* Himself - [[Tony Wilson|Anthony Wilson]]
* Himself – [[Tony Wilson|Anthony Wilson]]


== Songs ==
== Songs ==
* [[Morrissey]] - "[[You're Gonna Need Someone On Your Side]]"
* [[Morrissey]] – "You're Gonna Need Someone on Your Side" (from the album ''[[Your Arsenal]]'')
* [[Oasis (band)|Oasis]] - "[[Cast No Shadow]]"
* [[Oasis (band)|Oasis]] – "[[Cast No Shadow (song)|Cast No Shadow]]"
* [[Joy Division]] - "[[Love Will Tear Us Apart]]"
* [[Joy Division]] – "[[Love Will Tear Us Apart]]"
* [[M People]] - "[[Search for the Hero]]"
* [[M People]] – "[[Search for the Hero]]"
* [[The Smiths]] - "[[Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now]]" (performed by [[Judas Iscariot]] as he betrays [[Jesus]])
* [[The Smiths]] – "[[Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now]]" (performed by [[Judas Iscariot]] as he betrays [[Jesus]])
* [[James (band)|James]] - "[[Sit Down (James song)|Sit Down]]"
* [[James (band)|James]] – "[[Sit Down (James song)|Sit Down]]"
* [[New Order]] - "[[Blue Monday (New Order song)|Blue Monday]]"
* [[New Order (band)|New Order]] – "[[Blue Monday (New Order song)|Blue Monday]]"
* [[The Stone Roses]] - "[[I Am the Resurrection]]" (the majority of the song was sung by [[Saint Peter|Peter]] after the arrest of Jesus, with the line "I Am the Resurrection" being sung by Jesus as a climax to the play)
* [[The Stone Roses]] – "[[I Am the Resurrection]]" (the majority of the song was sung by [[Saint Peter|Peter]] after the arrest of Jesus, with the line "I Am the Resurrection" being sung by Jesus as a climax to the play)
* [[Robbie Williams]] - "[[Angels (Robbie Williams song)|Angels]]"
* [[Robbie Williams]] – "[[Angels (Robbie Williams song)|Angels]]"
* [[Oasis (band)|Oasis]] - "[[Wonderwall (song)|Wonderwall]]"
* [[Oasis (band)|Oasis]] – "[[Wonderwall (song)|Wonderwall]]"
* [[Elkie Brooks]] - "[[Sunshine After the Rain]]"
* [[Elkie Brooks]] – "[[Sunshine After the Rain]]"
* [[Happy Mondays]] - "Hallelujah" (instrumental)
* [[Happy Mondays]] – "Hallelujah" (instrumental)
* [[Buzzcocks]] - "[[Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've)]]" (instrumental)
* [[Buzzcocks]] – "[[Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've)]]" (instrumental)
* [[808 State]] - "[[Pacific 202]]" (instrumental)
* [[808 State]] – "[[Pacific State (song)|Pacific State]]"
* [[Black Grape]] - "In the Name of the Father" (instrumental)
* [[Black Grape]] – "In the Name of the Father" (instrumental)

==Trivia==
* When [[Jesus]] is picking up his [[barm cake]] from the van, the server is reading ''[[The Da Vinci Code]]'' by [[Dan Brown]], the controversial novel that raises ideas about Jesus' life. He was served by [[Tony Wilson]], founder of [[Factory Records]].


== Reception ==
* The program promo featured a 1969 [[Mercury Cougar#First generation|Mercury Cougar]] driving past churches in Manchester. It was originally to be driven by [[Bez (dancer)|Bez]] (Happy Mondays); Bez left before filming was completed and the driving was done by the vehicle's owner instead.
The production was praised by Bishop of Manchester [[Nigel McCulloch]], who felt that ''Manchester Passion'' had "a sincerity and an ability to shock and connect that is not far removed from how it must have been on the first [[Good Friday]]."


==References==
==References==
Line 65: Line 57:


== External links ==
== External links ==
*{{BBC programme|b0074flk}}
*{{bbc.co.uk|id=manchester/content/articles/2006/04/10/140406_manchester_passion_event_feature.shtml|title=''Manchester Passion''}}
*{{bbc.co.uk|id=manchester/content/articles/2006/04/10/140406_manchester_passion_event_feature.shtml|title=''Manchester Passion''}} (Archived page)
* {{IMDb title|0795422|Manchester Passion}}
* {{IMDb title|0795422|Manchester Passion}}


Latest revision as of 10:00, 27 August 2024

Manchester Passion
Created byAndy King-Dabbs & Stephen Powell
Written byAndy King-Dabbs & Stephen Powell
Presented byKeith Allen
StarringDarren Morfitt
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Production
ProducerAndy King-Dabbs & Stephen Powell[1]
Running time60 minutes
Original release
NetworkBBC Three
Release14 April 2006 (2006-04-14)

Manchester Passion is a British television special which was broadcast by BBC Three on 14 April 2006.[2] Created and scripted by Andy King-Dabbs and Stephen Powell as a follow-up to BBC Classical Music's previous BBC Three special, Flashmob – The Opera, it was a contemporary retelling of the Passion of Jesus Christ set to British popular music, broadcast live from various locations in Manchester, England, culminating with the procession of a large, lighted cross to the main stage at Albert Square.[3] The broadcast was presented and narrated by Keith Allen, and starred Darren Morfitt as Jesus. Denise Johnson played Mary, Tim Booth played Judas, and Nicholas Bailey played Peter. Music was provided by a 16-piece string orchestra and soloists on accordion, cello, and guitar.[4] The BBC Executive Producer was Sue Judd and the music arrangements were by Philip Sheppard.

While originally held as a one-off event, Dutch producer Jacco Doornbos created a localized version of the special known as The Passion, which was first broadcast in the Netherlands in 2011. The Passion has since been broadcast annually in different Dutch cities, and its format has also been exported to other countries, including Belgium, Germany and the United States.[5][6][7][8] In 2020 there would be another British version, held in Cardiff.[9]

Cast

[edit]

Songs

[edit]

Reception

[edit]

The production was praised by Bishop of Manchester Nigel McCulloch, who felt that Manchester Passion had "a sincerity and an ability to shock and connect that is not far removed from how it must have been on the first Good Friday."

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Kirby, Dean (15 February 2007). "Easter marked with a passion". Manchester Evening News.
  2. ^ "Manchester re-enacts Crucifixion". BBC News. 15 April 2006.
  3. ^ "Day that Jesus came to the Arndale Centre". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  4. ^ "BBC THREE invites public to Manchester Passion". Channel Ten. 6 April 2006. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  5. ^ Nelson, Carrie. "7 Facts about Fox's next live musical, The Passion". SheKnows. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  6. ^ "TV Top 25: The Passion en dan heel lang niets". Metro (in Dutch). 5 April 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  7. ^ ""Die Passion" bei RTL: Für Alexander Klaws ist Jesus "die größte Rolle, die man spielen kann"". rtl.de (in German). 13 April 2022. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  8. ^ "Fox To Air 'The Passion' Live Musical About Jesus Hosted By Tyler Perry". Deadline Hollywood. 15 December 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  9. ^ "The Passion UK | Easter 2021 | Cardiff, Wales".
[edit]


Stub icon

This article related to a BBC television programme is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Stub icon

This musical theatre related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Manchester_Passion&oldid=1242538280"