In the Beginning

Season 1 Episode 2: Part II

Nov 13, 2000 NR 1h 26m 6.5

Sacrificing none of the dramatic sweep, power and passion found in the original stories, this four-hour saga starts In the Beginning...with the "story of creation" and Abraham's call to find the Promised Lland. It then unfolds into the...

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Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 1 Part I

Aired: Nov 11, 2000

Biblical tales from the books of Genesis and Exodus, including the stories of...

Episode 2 Part II

Aired: Nov 12, 2000

Sacrificing none of the dramatic sweep, power and passion found in the origin...

Main Cast

Martin Landau Abraham

Jacqueline Bisset Sarah

Billy Campbell Moses

Eddie Cibrian Joseph

Frederick Weller Jacob

Alan Bates Jethro

Steven Berkoff Potiphar

Geraldine Chaplin Jochebed

Amanda Donohoe Zuleika

Christopher Lee Rameses I

Art Malik Rameses II

Rachael Stirling Young Rebeccah

Diana Rigg Mature Rebeccah

Victor Spinetti Happatezoah, Pharaoh's Magician

David Threlfall Aaron

David Warner Eliezer

Sara Carver Hagar

Terri Seymour

Terri Seymour Eve

Sendhil Ramamurthy Adam

Sean Pertwee Isaac

Andrew Grainger Esau

Sophie Linfield Rachel

Crispian Belfrage Simeon

Tom Harper

Tom Harper Benjamin

Richard Rees Pharaoh Seti I

Jeremy Peters

Jeremy Peters Amran

Gaby Vear Toscano

Gaby Vear Toscano Miriam

Archie Panjabi Basya, Pharaoh's Daughter

Brana Bajic Zipporah

Jonathan Firth Joshua

Nick Brimble Rider #1

Josephine Amankwah

Josephine Amankwah Handmaiden

Buki Armstrong Hittite Woman #1

Abderrahim Bargache

Abderrahim Bargache Merchant

Benedick Blythe

Benedick Blythe Traveller

Niven Boyd

Niven Boyd Rachel's Brother

Ian Burfield Lot

Mel Claus Crawford

Mel Claus Crawford Hittite Woman #2

Christopher Fairbank Idol Worshipper

Katharine Schlesinger Miriam

Creators

John Goldsmith

John Goldsmith Writer

Info about In the Beginning

Current Status: Ended

Network: NBC

Genres: Drama, Adventure