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Press Cuttings : Article 1980: How TV star Christopher sees his role as Christ

Item type: Press Cuttings
Archive reference: YMP/F/10/3/3
Date/year: 1980
Description: This is an article by Anne Fielding within the York Evening Press 16-page supplement to the whole 1980 Festival. Front cover shows Christopher Timothy bearing the Cross, with caption: "The Mystery Plays represent the heart of the York Festival, linking the city with its medieval past. In this scene from the 1980 Plays, Christ, played by Christopher  Timothy is seen against a dramatic sky and the backcloth of St Mary's Abbey."