Great preaching has changed the course of British history, and great preachers were the celebrities or public enemies of their day. This is the first of a series of four dramatic reconstructions of sermons delivered by great preachers. starring
Alan MacNaughtan as John Wesley Sermon written by Denis Shaw from the journals and writings of John Wesley.
Introduced by Colin Morris
'The slave trade has given this city its wealth, and it is the execrable sum of all villainies. Aye, it is an offence that cries to heaven that men are become chattles so that Bristol merchants might wax rich!' Wesley preaches in the New Room at Bristol-one of the original Methodist chapels and now restored to its 1748 condition - a powerful and wide-ranging sermon including a scathing attack on the local slave traders.
Photography KEITH HOPPER. NICK SQUIRES
Film recordist JIM MCALISTER
Film editor STEPHEN SAUNDERS
Produced by HUGH DAVID