[1] An alternative depiction of the last days of Jesus, Son of Man was directed by Gareth Davies and starred Northern Irish actor Colin Blakely.
"[2] The treatment of the subject matter led to Potter's being accused of blasphemy by Christian morality campaigner Mary Whitehouse.
The character of Judas Iscariot is identified with the rich young man of the synoptic gospels and Pontius Pilate is depicted as a callous and wily political manipulator who recognizes the danger of Jesus' teachings upsetting the Roman status quo; Pilate therefore means to have Jesus executed whilst appearing outwardly reluctant to give the order, leaving the Jewish Sanhedrin the blame.
Interviewed by The Guardian in 2020, Irish actor Ciarán Hinds listed the 1969 broadcast of Son of Man as one of his "teenage obsessions": I was 16 in 1969.
[5]"Son of Man" has been repeated on television but, to date, has never received an official release on any physical home entertainment format.