Airdate: An Innocent Man?

On Friday Seven will screen An Innocent Man?, a docudrama produced for the Christian Television Association, with a modern re-telling of the story of the Easter story.

Actors Jeremy Kewley, Paul Dawber, Janet Watson-Kruse, Marnie Gibson and Robert Plazek assume contemporary roles in the half-hour piece.

Each year Seven screens a CTA programme for Easter free of charge. It will air at 3pm in all cities, except in Melbourne where it screens after midnight due to the Good Friday Appeal.

Produced by Melbourne based production company Australian Christian Multimedia, An Innocent Man? re-imagines the original Easter story in a modern-day context, bringing a sense of freshness to an old story. The events are recalled through television interviews with the story’s main characters.

Allowing us access to the Government’s inner sanctum, Pilate speaks candidly about his role. Pilate believes his decision to execute Jesus should have been the end of the matter – instead the number of crises mount, culminating in a political scandal which could potentially bring down the Government!

We also hear from other key figures, including John Caiaphas (Leader of the Opposition), Tim Matthews (Commissioner of Jerusalem Police), and self-made multimillionaire, Joseph Arimathea.

3pm on Good Friday, April 6 (Victoria: 12:30am Saturday April 7)
Australian Christian Channel at 11am Sunday, April 8th.