Lesley Judd reports from the village of Oberammergau in the Bavarian Alps, and sees how the 800-strong cast, including 50 children, two sheep and a donkey, are getting ready for this year's Passion Play.
In the studio she introduces scenes from the story - how Jesus Christ came to Jerusalem, was betrayed by one of his friends, suffered death on Good Friday, and then rose from the dead on the first Easter Day.
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