Comedy about a vicar running an inner-city church. Adam opposes the opening of a lapdancing club near the school, but soon finds himself conducting research in one of its branches.
Meet the Rev Adam Smallbone. He is a Church of England vicar, newly promoted from a sleepy rural parish to the inner-city world of St Saviour's in east London. It is a world he has little experience of, and it shows.
It is an incredibly difficult job being a good, modern, city vicar. Equally, it is a very hard job being married to one. Alex, Adam's long-suffering wife, does her best to support him, but she has her own career as a solicitor to worry about. Plus she is no one's idea of a conventional vicar's wife.
Every day throws up a moral conflict. All are welcome at St Saviour's and Adam can't turn any of them away, even if they are clearly lying or just plain annoying.
Adam's decision to allow a Muslim children's prayer group to use the church for classes brings his congregation's prejudices to light. Inspired by the clear moral stance he sees in the Islamic classes, Adam decides to take a stand himself and oppose a lapdancing club threatening to open opposite the school. When he finds himself in one of the branches checking out pole dancers in the name of research, things become rather more complicated.
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Clips
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Mick Needs Some Money
Duration: 01:20
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Adam's Assembly
Duration: 00:52
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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The Rev Adam Smallbone | Tom Hollander |
Alex Smallbone | Olivia Colman |
Colin Lambert | Steve Evets |
Nigel McCall | Miles Jupp |
Ellie Pattman | Lucy Liemann |
Archdeacon Robert | Simon McBurney |
Adoha Onyeka | Ellen Thomas |
Mick | Jimmy Akingbola |
Steve Warwick | Ben Willbond |
Leanne Johnson | Annie Cooper |
Rod Sellix | James Doherty |
Chloe | Eliza Newman |
Faiza | Tania Rodrigues |
Ewan | Joshua Warner-Campbell |
Director | Peter Cattaneo |
Producer | Kenton Allen |
Producer | Hannah Pescod |
Writer | James Wood |
Broadcasts
- Mon 12 Jul 2010 22:00
- Mon 12 Jul 2010 23:30±«Óãtv Two Northern Ireland
- Wed 14 Jul 2010 22:00
- Fri 16 Jul 2010 22:00±«Óãtv HD
- Fri 19 Nov 2010 22:00±«Óãtv HD
- Fri 15 Apr 2011 23:00±«Óãtv HD
Behind the Scenes of Rev
Behind the scenes on the first day of shooting series 1 of Rev.