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Mystery plays for television on Great Performances
The 600 year old Chester Easter Mystery Plays are adapted for TV as a 60 minute PBS special airing Wednesday April 6 at 9 p.m. on KNME Channel 5. Host Hal Holbrook introduces five plays The Ministry of Christ The Last Supper The Passion The Resurrection and The Last Judgement with period design and color separation filming.
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