The Second Coming
"...one of the most original and thought-provoking dramas we will see all year."-The Daily Mirror Of London
What is there was a Second Coming and the Son of God arrived on Earth? What would he say? What would you do? Are you ready for Judgement Day?
Christopher Eccleston plays Steve Baxter, a video shop worker, who is found watching the Yorkshire Moors after 40 days and nights, mumbling he is the Son of God.
Steve isn't mad - he is the Second Coming. He needs to stage a major event to get teh world to sit up and take notice, so he performs a miracle by turning night into day at Manchester City football ground.
The world's media kicks into a frenzy. Steve has a simple purpose - mankind must produce a Third Testament or face Judgement Day, in five days time. Fear, cynicism and violence erupt and worldwide pandemonium ensues.
But if God is real then so is the Devil. Can the Third Testament be found in time? Can the Son of God save the human race?
The Second Coming is an ambitious and challenging drama from Russell T. Davies, the award-winning writer of Queer as Folk and Bob & Rose, written with his customary originality and boldness.
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A Big what if drama - feliper
What is the son of god, no, not Jesus, but a guy name Steve, returned to earth. What then? Well here's one possibility. Steve, a poor loser from near Manchester, decides he's the son of good; the whole world comes to a stop when he performs the most unlikely of miracles. The writer, Russell T. Davies responsible for the British tv series Queer as Folk, gives a very human son of god who doesn't know what he's doing, but knows he must. There's lots of interesting stuff here, even if you're a non-believer. How to reconcile a third testament with the end of the world. At times it feels a bit hokey, like Davies was stretching things out a bit to fit a two-part schedule, but it's worth watching. Not television at its best, but close.An amazing look at religion... - auntdar
Russell T Davies can be a little heavy handed with the religious overtones at time, here he finds the perfect vehicle. Simultaneously moving, creepy, inspiring and devastating, it is highly recommended. Eccleston gives a wonderful performance and the bloke who has the fate of humanity place on his shoulders, and Lesley Sharp as his friend who is just trying to figure everything out is amazing. If you liked Queer as Folk, Casanova or his work on Doctor Who, check this out.
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A Big what if drama - feliper
What is the son of god, no, not Jesus, but a guy name Steve, returned to earth. What then? Well here's one possibility. Steve, a poor loser from near Manchester, decides he's the son of good; the whole world comes to a stop when he performs the most unlikely ...An amazing look at religion... - auntdar
Russell T Davies can be a little heavy handed with the religious overtones at time, here he finds the perfect vehicle. Simultaneously moving, creepy, inspiring and devastating, it is highly recommended. Eccleston gives a wonderful performance and the bloke ...