Manchester Passion

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Manchester Passion

Darren Morfitt sings the Morrissey song "You're Gonna Need Someone On Your Side" as Jesus
Format Musical theatre
Starring Keith Allen, Darren Morfitt
Country of origin United Kingdom
Production
Running time 60 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel BBC Three
Original airing April 14, 2006 (Good Friday)
External links
IMDb profile

The Manchester Passion is a passion play about the last hours of Jesus, retold using a backdrop of contemporary Manchester music.

The event took place on the streets of Manchester, and aired live on BBC Three on Good Friday, April 14, 2006.

The event was created by the same people who created Flashmob: The Opera also aired on BBC Three.

A similar event, staging the Nativity of Jesus in Liverpool was shown on the BBC at Christmas 2007.

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[edit] Trivia

  • The program Promo featured a 1969 Mercury Cougar driving past various Churches in Manchester.

It was originally to be driven by Bez (Happy Mondays), Bez left before filming was completed and the driving was done by the vehicles owner instead

[edit] External links