Miniseries · ITV1
Jesus of Nazareth
The epic majesty of the life of Jesus as told by the Apostles.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Robert Powell
Jesus
4 eps
Olivia Hussey
Virgin Mary
4 eps
Yorgo Voyagis
Joseph
4 eps
Anne Bancroft
Mary Magdalene
4 eps
Christopher Plummer
Herod Antipas
4 eps
Anthony Quinn
Caiaphas
4 eps
Ian McShane
Judas Iscariot
4 eps
Ernest Borgnine
The Centurion
4 eps
James Farentino
Simon Peter
4 eps
Michael York
John the Baptist
4 eps
James Earl Jones
Balthazar
4 eps
Peter Ustinov
Herod the Great
4 eps
Ian Holm
Zerah
4 eps
Valentina Cortese
Herodias
4 eps
Rod Steiger
Pontius Pilate
4 eps
Claudia Cardinale
The Adulteress
4 eps
Laurence Olivier
Nicodemus
4 eps
Tony Vogel
Andrew
4 eps
Jonathan Duttine
John the Evangelist
4 eps
Lee Montague
Habbukuk
4 eps
Mark Eden
Quartus
4 eps
Robert Beatty
Proculus
4 eps
Maria Carta
Martha
4 eps
Simon MacCorkindale
Lucius
4 eps
Ralph Richardson
Simeon
4 eps
Stacy Keach
Barabbas
4 eps
Marina Berti
Elizabeth
4 eps
John Phillips
Naso
4 eps
Martin Benson
Pharisee
4 eps
Oliver Tobias
Joel
4 eps
Donald Pleasence
Melchior
4 eps
Norman Bowler
Saturninus
4 eps
Roy Holder
Enoch
4 eps
Renato Rascel
The Blind Man
4 eps
Cyril Shaps
Obsessed Boy's Father
4 eps
Ian Bannen
Amos
4 eps
Donald Sumpter
Aram
4 eps
Tony Lo Bianco
Quintilius
4 eps
Ken Jones
Jotham
4 eps
Cyril Cusack
Yehuda the Rabbi
4 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Jesus of Nazareth actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Jesus of Nazareth reads strongest on Character Depth, Bingeability and Serialized.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
Dramatizes the Birth, Life, Ministry, Crucifixion, and Resurrection of Jesus Christ, largely according to the Holy Bible's New Testament Gospels.
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S00E03
Recut by Michael Pate
S01E03
Part 3
- Directed by Franco Zeffirelli
- Written by Anthony Burgess, Franco Zeffirelli
S01E04
Part 4
- Directed by Franco Zeffirelli
- Written by Anthony Burgess, Franco Zeffirelli
S01E01
Part 1
- Directed by Franco Zeffirelli
- Written by Anthony Burgess, Franco Zeffirelli
S01E02
Part 2
- Directed by Franco Zeffirelli
- Written by Anthony Burgess, Franco Zeffirelli
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Tarak Ben AmmarProducer
- Bernard J. KinghamExecutive Producer
- Lew GradeProducer
- Dyson LovellProducer
- Vincenzo LabellaProducer
Writing
- Anthony BurgessWriter
- Franco ZeffirelliWriter
- David ButlerWriter
- Suso Cecchi d'AmicoWriter
Direction
- Franco ZeffirelliDirector
Cinematography
- Armando NannuzziDirector of Photography
- David WatkinDirector of Photography
Music
- Maurice JarreOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
- Peacock PremiumStreaming
- Britbox Apple TV Channel Streaming
- Fandango At HomeBuy
- YouTube TVStreaming
- UP Faith & Family Apple TV ChannelStreaming
- Peacock Premium PlusStreaming
- UP Faith & Family Amazon Channel Streaming
- Wonder Project Amazon ChannelStreaming
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