Hugh Bonneville is known internationally as the star of Downton Abbey and Paddington. Less well known is the fact that he has a Cambridge University degree in theology. In this special RTÉ programme for Easter 2018, he travels to Jerusalem to tell the story of the week that changed the world – the last six days of Jesus’ life.
Told with the pulsating narrative drive and production values of a political thriller, the documentary mixes Bonneville’s location filming with drama and CGI to bring first century Jerusalem to life, shedding new light on the ancient story that continues to inspire the faith of 2.2 billion people, nearly a third of the world’s population.