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  • 2015-04-03T08:00:00Z on BBC One
  • 59m
  • 1h 58m (2 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • English
  • Documentary
Actor David Suchet goes in search of one of the most puzzling characters in history - the man we know today as Saint Peter.

2 episodes

Series Premiere

2015-04-03T08:00:00Z

1x01 Episode 1

Series Premiere

1x01 Episode 1

  • 2015-04-03T08:00:00Z59m

Beside the Sea of Galilee, he investigates Peter's early life as a fisherman and asks why it was that Peter chose to join forces with Jesus - a man so clearly on a collision course with Rome.

2015-04-05T08:00:00Z

1x02 Episode 2

1x02 Episode 2

  • 2015-04-05T08:00:00Z59m

According to the New Testament, it is Peter who takes charge of the movement after the death of Jesus. But how could a man who had previously been painted as an impetuous and confused character fill the shoes of such a charismatic leader? And is there any evidence that Peter was eventually martyred in Rome as the first pope of the Roman Catholic church?

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