Apparitions

2008 · 1 season · Mystery
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Mystery Sci-Fi & Fantasy Drama

Apparitions is a BBC drama about Father Jacob Myers, a priest of the Roman Catholic Church, played by Martin Shaw, who examines evidence of miracles to be used in canonisation but also performs exorcisms. As he learns, Jacob's duties run deeper than just sending demons back to Hell; he later must prevent them all from escaping. Unlike most portrayals of exorcism and spirit possession in fiction, Apparitions is more religiously accurate and fact-based, incorporating the nature of demonic possession as described by the Church. It also recounts historical events associated with Christianity and other Abrahamic religions, which may have been caused by Heaven or Hell, indicating that the War described in the Bible may not have fully concluded. The series is written by Joe Ahearne.

Country of origin
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Year
2008
Created by
Joe Ahearne
Channel
BBC One
Studio
BBC

Trivia & behind the scenes

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Origins

Apparitions is a BBC drama written by Joe Ahearne, centering on a Roman Catholic priest who investigates evidence of miracles for canonisation cases while also performing exorcisms.

Casting

Martin Shaw starred as Father Jacob Myers, the London priest and investigator for the Congregation for the Causes of Saints.

Reception

The series premiered with 4.62 million viewers (20.6% audience share) for episode one, but ratings dropped sharply to around 2.71-3.12 million for subsequent episodes, ending with an average of 3.23 million viewers across all six episodes.

Reception

The show's average viewership was down around 25% compared to typical figures for its BBC One time slot, contrasting with the 6.1 million viewers the previous week's Silent Witness finale drew in the same slot.

Trivia

The opening title sequence, designed by Simon A. J. Cox, features a weeping statue of the Virgin Mary set against a background of London with passing cars.

References

The first episode's plot involves a case that could support the canonization of Mother Teresa, tying the fictional storyline to the real-life historical figure.

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