The Second Coming: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

What if there was a Second Coming and the Son of God arrived on earth? What would he say? What would you do? Are you ready for Judgement Day? Steve Baxter, a video shop worker, is found wandering the Yorkshire Moors after 40 days and nights, mumbling he is the Son of God. Steve isn't mad - he is the Second Coming. He needs to stage a major event to get the world to sit up and take notice, so he performs a miracle at Manchester City football ground. The world's media kicks into a frenzy. Steve has a simple purpose - Mankind must produce a Third Testament or face Judgement Day, in five days time. Fear, cynicism and violence erupt and worldwide pandemonium ensues. But if God is real then so is the Devil. Can the Third Testament be found in time? Can the Son of God save the human race?

Series details

• Title: The Second Coming
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Science-Fiction
• Premiere date: 2003-02-09
• Final broadcast date listed: 2003-02-10
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 90 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 33761
• IMDb ID: tt0353104
• TVDB ID: 81595

Cast and credited roles

• Lesley Sharp — Judith Roach
• Christopher Eccleston — Stephen Baxter

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2003-02-09; final listed air date 2003-02-10; episode order: 2.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Second Coming on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.