

Air Date
March 27, 1977
Episodes
4 episodes
Jesus of Nazareth
Season 1
Episodes

1. Part 1
After Joseph and Mary's betrothal, Mary is visited by the angel Gabriel, who tells her she will bear the Son of God. Mary and Joseph travel to Bethlehem to take part in Herod's census, where Jesus is born.

2. Part 2
Jesus meets Mary Magdalene and John the Baptist and continues to perform miracles among his people.

3. Part 3
Judas implores Zerah to let Jesus appear before the Sanhedrin in Jerusalem, where 'He will be handed over to the unbelievers.'

4. Part 4
Christ is condemned and crucified, dying on the cross, but He is resurrected on the third day.

Robert Powell
Jesus

Olivia Hussey
Virgin Mary

Yorgo Voyagis
Joseph

Anne Bancroft
Mary Magdalene

Christopher Plummer
Herod Antipas

Anthony Quinn
Caiaphas

Ian McShane
Judas Iscariot

Ernest Borgnine
The Centurion

James Farentino
Simon Peter

Michael York
John the Baptist

James Earl Jones
Balthazar

Peter Ustinov
Herod the Great

Ian Holm
Zerah

Valentina Cortese
Herodias

Rod Steiger
Pontius Pilate

Claudia Cardinale
The Adulteress

Laurence Olivier
Nicodemus

Tony Vogel
Andrew
Jonathan Duttine
John the Evangelist

Lee Montague
Habbukuk