The Final Shoot for
EWTN's mini-series, The Inquisition
On Saturday 16th January 2016 the final shoot of EWTN's The Inquisition mini-series took place
at the Church of the Holy Cross, Woking. We wanted to show the inquisitional
tribunal authentically with a Cardinal or Grand Inquisitor presiding (played by
Robin Ingram) a canon lawyer, Theologian, and a scribe also present. Tribunals may include
more members and also non clergy. At the time the Inquisitions were considered lenient in comparison to the civil authorities and were a great advancement in the law.
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| From left to right, John Atterbury, Robin Ingram, and Tony Plumridge |
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| The scribe |
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| Sound and camera by John James (seen seated here with myself behind the camera, |
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| The heretic by Jeff Baynham. faces questioning from the Inquisition tribunal |
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| The falsely accused as a witch was played by Lynn Robertson Hay |
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| Cathar/heretic played by Jeff Baynham |
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Galileo by Andrew N. Hill
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Congratulations, Stefano on wrapping filming of The Inquisitions. A must-watch for Catholics who need to learn the facts - amazing to learn that the inquisitions were more lenient than the civil authorities at the time - essential when debating with people who say that the inquistions are proof of the cruelty of the Catholic Church down through the centuries when as you show in your mini-series they represented an advancement in the justice system.
ReplyDeleteThank you Mary, We also have a close look at what heresy is and what it can do to a Christian community. And yes, we hope to show that the Inquisitions were very different from how they have been portrayed by the northern Protestant/secular countries. The “Myth” of the Inquisition was an invention of these northern countries at a time when Spain was the Catholic Superpower and New World was a prize that they wanted to win even at the cost of the truth. They created a "Black Legend2, some are still being created today.
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