Tells the story of a couple whose relationship and values are tested when they liberate a political prisoner and form a radical underground cell in 1970s London. Their ultimate target becomes the Black Power Desk, a true-life, secretive counter-intelligence unit within the Special Branch dedicated to crushing all forms of black activism.
The 12-episode miniseries picks up where The Bible left off and follows the events after the Crucifixion of Christ, telling the story through the eyes of the Apostles, Pilate, Caiaphas, the Jewish Zealots and the Herod family.