Rev.: Series 3, Episode 1 - British Comedy Guide

TV sitcom
BBC Two
2010 - 2014
19 episodes (3 series)

Sitcom starring Tom Hollander as a vicar promoted from a sleepy rural parish to a failing inner-city church. Also features Olivia Colman, Steve Evets, Ellen Thomas, Miles Jupp, Simon McBurney and more.

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Series 3, Episode 1

Adam teams up with a local imam in order to refurbish a run-down childrens' playground. Can the church even survive with a new area dean and diocesan secretary on the prowl?

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Rev.. Image shows from L to R: Jill Mallory (Joanna Scanlan), Geri Tennison (Vicki Pepperdine), Rev Adam Smallbone (Tom Hollander), Yussef Hasan (Kayvan Novak). Copyright: Big Talk Productions

Adam's wife Alex gives birth to their daughter in dramatic circumstances. How will Adam cope with parenthood on top of his small but demanding congregation? Can he manage being a father and a Father?

Adam teams up with a local imam to help improve the community - but is his new colleague friend or foe? Plus the new area dean and diocesan secretary clearly have it in for St Saviour's. Can Adam save his church from their parish reorganisation plans?

Broadcast details

Date: Monday 24^th March 2014
Time: 10pm
Channel: BBC Two
Length: 30 minutes

Cast & crew

Cast
Tom Hollander	Rev Adam Smallbone
Olivia Colman	Alex Smallbone
Steve Evets	Colin Lambert
Ellen Thomas	Adoha Onyeka
Miles Jupp	Nigel McCall
Simon McBurney	Archdeacon Robert
Lucy Liemann	Ellie Pattman
Jimmy Akingbola	Mick

Guest cast
Joanna Scanlan	Jill Mallory
Vicki Pepperdine	Geri Tennison
Kayvan Novak	Yussef Hasan

Writing team
James Wood	Writer
Tom Hollander	Writer
Sam Bain	Script Editor

Production team
Peter Cattaneo	Director
Polly Buckle	Producer
Matthew Justice	Executive Producer
Kenton Allen	Executive Producer
Tom Hollander	Executive Producer
Hannah Pescod	Executive Producer
James Wood	Executive Producer
Mark Davies	Editor
Lucy Spink	Production Designer
Jonathan Whitehead	Composer

Videos

Adam pushes the humour limit

Adam finds out what constitues too much humour in the eyes of the local Imam.

Featuring: Tom Hollander (Rev Adam Smallbone), Steve Evets (Colin Lambert) & Kayvan Novak (Yussef Hasan).

Present and Engaged

Adam gets a grilling by his superiors, but what's their real motivation?

Featuring: Tom Hollander (Rev Adam Smallbone), Joanna Scanlan (Jill Mallory) & Vicki Pepperdine (Geri Tennison).

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