AD/BC: A Rock Opera
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AD/BC redirects here. For AD (Anno Domini) or BC (Before Christ) as dates see Anno Domini.
| AD/BC: A Rock Opera | |
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 AD/BC: A Rock Opera logo |
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| Format | Rock Opera Comedy Spoof |
| Written by | Richard Ayoade Matt Berry |
| Directed by | Richard Ayoade |
| Starring | Matt Berry Julian Barratt Richard Ayoade |
| Country of origin |  United Kingdom |
| No. of episodes | 1 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Baby Cow Productions |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | BBC Three |
| Original airing | December 21, 2004 |
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| IMDb profile | |
AD/BC is a rock opera with music by Matt Berry and lyrics by Matt Berry and Richard Ayoade. It aired on BBC Three in 2004.
[edit] Summary
The Opera is a pastiche on the original rock operas of the early seventies such as Jesus Christ Superstar. Tim Wynde (Matt Berry) introduces his creation AD/BC as a new telling "told in rock" of the birth of Christ. This time however the story is told from the point of view of the Innkeeper.
It was produced by Steve Coogan's production company Baby Cow and features friends and colleagues of the writers including The Mighty Boosh's Noel Fielding and Julian Barratt, Julia Davis, Rich Fulcher, Matt Lucas, as well as Berry and Ayoade themselves. It was shown only once on the BBC, and was finally released on DVD in the UK on 19 November 2007.
[edit] Cast
- Innkeeper/Tim Wynde — Matt Berry
- Tony Iscariot — Julian Barratt
- Joseph — Richard Ayoade
- God — Matt Lucas
- Ruth — Julia Davis
- Shepherd — Noel Fielding
- Shepherd — Karl Theobald
- Shepherd — Tom Hillenbrand
- Wise Man — Lucy Montgomery
- Wise Man — Lydia Fox
- Wise Man — Sophie Winkelman
