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| Revelations – The Initial Journey | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Teen drama Family Fantasy |
| Created by | Raymond Thompson |
| Written by | Harry Duffin Nick McCarty David E. Robertson Mervyn Haisman Tony Osborn David Fox Joe Boyle Marie MacNeill Anthony Read |
| Directed by | Janet Stubbings David Reid Julian McSwiney Costa Botes Murray Keane Geoff Husson John Reid |
| Starring | Tom Hern |
| Theme music composer | Raymond Thompson Adam Thompson |
| Opening theme | "Spirit" New Zealand Symphony Orchestra |
| Ending theme | "Spirit" New Zealand Symphony Orchestra |
| Composers | Raymond Thompson Adam Thompson |
| Country of origin | New Zealand (Production) United Kingdom (Commissioning) |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Raymond Thompson |
| Production locations | Wellington, New Zealand |
| Cinematography | Sean O'Donnell David Paul |
| Editors | Wayne Cook Andy Mortimer Ben Sinclair |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 25 minutes |
| Production company | Cloud 9 Screen Entertainment Group |
| Original release | |
| Network | Channel 5 |
| Release | 6 October 2002 (2002-10-06) – 30 March 2003 (2003-03-30) |
Revelations – The Initial Journey is a 2002 TV series, produced by Cloud 9 Screen Entertainment Group in New Zealand. The stories are told through the narrator who is called Jess and played by Tom Hern. Each episode contains a story from a different time and place in world history. The show ran for one season and it had 26 half-hour episodes.
Cast and characters
Characters who did not get any lines are not included.
- Tom Hern as Jess
- Ben Barrington as Mathius / Prison Guard No. 1
- Paul Rawson as Joe Hirst
- Danielle Mason as Sarah / Pretty Girl
- Kelson Henderson as Tugen
- Daniel Costello as Sean
- Todd Rippon as Hugo Brant
- Marama Jackson as Mary Welbourne
- Gerald Bryan as Walter Looms
- Beth Allen as Anna Chase
- Stephen Gledhill as Martin Chase
- Michelle Amas as Janet Chase
- Lee Donoghue as Mike
- Paul McLaughlin as Bill
- Amelia Reynolds as Kate
- Di O'Connell as Television Reporter
- Stephen Bain as Anna's Doctor
- Marc Appleby as Derek
- Miriama McDowell as Dorcas Miller
- Danielle Mason as Sarah Kent
- Josephine Davison as Anne Miller
- Stephen Lovatt as George Kent
- Geoffrey Heath as Reverend William Judd
- Guylaine Michel as Hepsibah
- Steven Ray as Witch Finder
- Betty Adams as Woman #1
- Mark Ruka as Tuku
- Vicky Rodewyk as Vaani
- Peter Vere-Jones as John Buchanan
- Lani Tupu Snr. as Chief Finau
- Johnny Bond as Captain
- David Telford as Cleaver Jackson
- Charlotte Woollams as Perdita Jackson
- Damon Andrews as Harvey
- Lewis Rowe as Cleaver's Doctor
- Errol Wright as Peter
- John Smythe as Headman
- Nick Brown as Barman
- Aaron James Murphy as Billy
- Arty Papageorgiou as Bully Boy
- Hannah Armstrong as Girl 1
- Hannah Holland as Girl 2
- Alison Boyd as Ma
- Molly Macdonald as Molly
- Geoffrey Snell as Pa
- Don Langridge as Sheriff
- Mathew Hegan as Teacher
- Brian Sergent as Lysias
- Irene Wood as Judith
- Chantelle Brader as Sarah
- Emily Shute as Hannah
- Toby Leach as Matthias
- Richard Knowles as Roman Officer
- Inia Maxwell as Man No. 1
- Stephen Butterworth as Jesus
- Miriama Smith as Anaka
- Maiava Eteuati Ete as Two Tiger
- Sarah Johnston as Kalu
- George Henare as Bazal
- Jesse Jardine as Warrior #1
- Grant Roa as Warrior #2
- Rachel House as Ocelot
- Zion Trigger as Poc a Toc
- Kat Angus as Julia
- Belinda Bretton as Ivy
- Maria Penney as Donna
- Daniel James as Danny
- David Taylor as Carl
- Carmel McGlone as Mrs. Wesley
- Dennis Proctor as Coach Ericsson
- Jon Brazier as Ford
- Grant Bridger as Dyer
- Jed Brophy as Pieter
- Morgan Palmer-Hubbard as Aran Woods
- Rachel Batty as Ruth Woods
- Will Harris as Ben Woods
- Matt Chamberlain as Father
- Matt Spicer as Bandit No. 1
- Pua Magasiva as Greg Davies
- Morgan Fairhead as Kim
- Jacinta Wawatai as Sandy Davies
- Jade Williams as Helen
- Ryan Runciman as Carl
- Perry Piercy as Mrs. Davies
- Dave Fane as Mr. Davies
- Charles Lum as Lao Fong
- Keith Chau as Kai
- Sally Martin as Annie
- Keegan Fulford-Wierzbicki as Tully
- Lyndon Keenan as Biffo
- Ari Boyland as Pig
- Desmond Kelly as Solomon
- Jocelyn Christian as Pasha
- Karras Van Der Made as Helena
- Jim Moriarty as Amal
- Taika Cohen as Ali
- David McKenzie as Saul
- Daniel Northcott as David
- Mia Koning as Myrtle
- Eve Carvell as Maude
- Dai Henwood as Carlos
- Colin Moy as Phil
- Jacob Tomuri as Jacob
- Simon Gibbes as Jonty
- Vanessa Werner as Maureen
- Alistair Browning as Patrick
- Tina Regtien as Cathleen
- Cameron Rhodes as Jimmy Galbraith
- Peter Corrigan as Mick
- Renee Ellwood as Annie Collins
- Meryl Cassie as Lucy James
- Tim Dale as Wayne
- Jason Gascoigne as Billy
- Julia Shardlow as Peggy-Sue
- Amy Todd as Tammy
- Monty Asare as Old Joe
- Richard Lambeth as Henry
- Wanjiku Sanderson as Mamie
- John Wraight as Mr. Collins
- Michael Wilson as Mr. Irving
- Tom McLeod as Tommy Love
- Chelsie Preston Crayford as April
- Joanne Mildenhall as Darlene
- Edward Campbell as Herb
- Carolyn McLaughlin as Tracy
- Lucy Wigmore as Presenter
- Marie-Louise Williams as Reporter No. 1
- Amy Tarleton as Reporter No. 2
- Sam Masina as Reporter No. 3
- Larry Rew as Aviner
- Charlie Bleakley as Daniil
- Hannah Costello as Elkie
- Shane Bartle as Ruel
- Duncan Sarkies as Kalev
- Ralph Johnson as Prefect
- Stig Eldred as Morgan
- Winston Harris as Arun
- Jane Waddell as Arun's Aunt
- Andrew Kovacevich as Morgan's Heckler
- Joseph Mika-Hunt as Town Folk Leader
- Janine Burchett as Isabelle
- Salesi Le'ota as Phillipe
- Nicholas Hopkins as Albert
- Aidan Grealish as Alain
- Joe Ballard as Jean
- K.C. Kelly as Pierre
- Chris Ryan as Young Man
- Caleb Ross as Samuel
- Julian Wilson as Josiah
- Barret Irwin as Caleb
- Alicia Fulford-Wierzbicki as Ruth
- James McCaskill as Heckler & Thief
- Celia Nicholson as Samuel's Mother
- Lucas Hayward as Aaron
- Emma Deakin as Woman No. 1
- Lewis Martin as Judge
- Stuart Devenie as Brandon
- Laura Wilson as Hannah
- Drew Neemia as Jack
- Anne Budd as Kate
- Richard Edge as Thomas
- Sally Spencer-Harris as Gertrude
- John Sumner as Walter Goldburn
- Dra McKay as Maisy