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Producers: Annie Harrison-Baxter (Eps 1 & 2) and Caroline Levy
(Eps 3 - 6) TX: BBC1
Apparitions is a hard-hitting new drama that takes us on a terrifying
journey into a world of possession and satanic conspiracy. All out war between good and
evil is imminent and it’s time to choose sides.Martin Shaw stars as Father Jacob, a Roman
Catholic priest who is working to promote candidates for sainthood but is drawn against his
will into the world of exorcism. The idea for the series came from Martin himself as he had
long wanted to play an exorcist. It was subsequently picked up and developed further by
Joe Ahearne (This Life, Ultraviolet, Doctor Who).
Tony Wood, Creative Director of Lime Pictures says “Joe Ahearne has created
a gripping story of intrigue and mystery which raises as many questions as it answers. Martin Shaw
is the perfect choice to play the lead role in this bold series, a very different and darker acting
challenge to that which the audience will have seen him in before.”
"This new exorcism two-parter does for the Roman Catholic Church what Spooks
did for M15..." (Times, T2)
"The drama teems with atmospheric wrought-iron gates, spooky-stairways and
half-glimpsed reflections. And the exorcisms themselves, when they come, are terrifying." (Telegraph)
"...gripping story of intrigue and mystery.." (Express)
Apparitions is a 6 x 60 minute drama written by Joe Ahearne
(This Life; Ultraviolet, Doctor Who). Joe also directed four episodes with John
Strickland (Bodies, Clocking Off) directing episodes three and four.
The Executive Producers are Matthew Read and Anne Mensah (BBC),
and for Lime Pictures, Carolyn Reynolds and Tony Wood.
Apparitions is a Lime Pictures production for BBC One.
APPARITIONS IS SHOWN AT 9PM, THURSDAYS ON BBC1
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