Tales from the Madhouse | Episode 5 | The Servant Girl
3This fifth story comes from the perspective of the servant girl during Jesus’ trial as she questions who this man from Galilee really is and why countless women have willingly followed him.
Meet the servant girl, a used woman whose presence at Jesus’ trial provokes Peter’s denial. When she witnesses this betrayal and has her own brief encounter with Jesus, this simple girl must consider who this man from Galilee really is and why countless women like herself have so willingly given their lives to him. Though she does not, she never stops wondering if she should have.
Set inside the crumbling walls of a dilapidated Victorian sanatorium, eight mysterious characters reveal their secret stories to the visiting camera. The eight are linked by one unifying and crucial event in their lives: each of them has had an encounter with Jesus of Nazareth in some way — an experience that has left an indelible mark. Each character brushed with Jesus but most missed the moment. They touched the light then lingered in the shadows. They were offered freedom but made friends with their chains. Now they are haunted by the memory of what was and what might have been. Here is an acclaimed series that opens up the Scriptures, the story of Jesus, and Easter week in a fascinating way.
Directors: Norman Stone, David Hayman, Denny Lawrence, Morag Fullarton, Guy Slater
Writers: Sergio Casci, Nigel Forde, Tony Robinson, Murray Watts, Arnold Wesker, Ann-Marie di Mambro
Starring: Clair Bloom, Eileen Atkins, Helen Baxendale, James Cosmo