While the disciples are moved by the holy spirit to continue Jesus’ work, Caiaphas’ (Richard Coyle) sights fall to Pontius Pilate (Vincent Regan) as tensions between the people of Jerusalem and the Romans rise. John Richards edited this episode, once again working with director Ciaran Donnelly to produce another exciting and memorable addition to the series.

Written by: Simon Block

Directed by: Ciaran Donnelly

First Broadcast: NBC, 19th April 2015

John Richards worked as editor on the very first episode of this biblical series in which the disciples are shaken as Jesus (Juan Pablo Di Pace) is sentenced to death by Pontius Pilate (Vincent Regan). Meanwhile, Peter (Adam Levy) is racked with guilt for denying knowing Jesus and Mother Mary (Greta Scacchi) tries to keep the faith by clinging to the prophecy of Jesus’ return.

Written by: Simon Block
Directed by: Ciaran Donnelly
First Broadcast: NBC, 5th April 2015

I have known for a couple of months that my next project will be the 12 part series for NBC provisionally titled A.D. Now it’s time to head for the first block of filming in Morocco and the film making town of Ouarzazate. (Pronounced Waz-ah-zat). It’s always a strange experience leaving home for a couple of months but I’m really looking forward to visiting a country I haven’t been to before. Oh, and being as it’s almost in the Sahara it should be nice and warm, so the summer is extended for me.

I still find it completely magical that one moment I’m sitting on the runway at Heathrow, in the grey gloom of September and only a few seconds later, I’m up above the cloud base looking at a glorious sunset that’s invisible from the ground.

The adventure begins.

A few hours later and it’s Casablanca airport for a plane swap. I can’t help humming, “You must remember this”. Movies totally frame our lives!

I’m traveling with my co-supervising editor, Rob Hall, our producer Gina Cronk and the Show-runner Richard Bedser, but we have an extended airport lounge wait. No idea why, that just seem to be the way here. It takes until after 2am before I’m in the hotel and very unexpectedly, it’s raining.

Sunday morning and it’s still chucking it down, I could stay at home for this. It turns out to be a very serious storm that has transformed our sets into mud baths with some of them cut off by fords that the 4x4s can’t cross. Our first day of filming is in jeopardy. The locals haven’t seen anything like it, continuous heavy rain is not what happens in Ouarzazate. That’s why film crews flock here. While we sleep, it stops, dries up and dawn breaks with a blue sky. Cue  lights, camera, “Action”.

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