Rev.
- 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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Press clippings
Hearse being impounded during funeral is actually scene from TV comedy
A Facebook post shared over 20,000 times shows a photo of a hearse being impounded during a funeral, with the caption "Car impounding gone mad". However, the scene was staged for an episode of Rev.
Evie Townend, Full Fact, 21st February 2023Best British TV comedies of the last 15 years
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Louisa Mellor, Rosie Fletcher, Elizabeth Donoghue, Jamie Andrew and Juliette Harrisson, Den Of Geek, 13th May 2022More classic comedies coming to iPlayer
Classic comedies including The Young Ones, Blackadder, Mum, Rev. and 2point4 Children are being added to the BBC's iPlayer to help the Corporation celebrate its 100th year.
Chortle, 7th April 2022Christmas is the perfect time to rewatch Rev
Tom Hollander made us laugh at the hypocrisy of religion, but also showed us human kindness.
Tim Adams, The Guardian, 18th December 2021Greatest TV comedies of the 2010s as picked by you
As we found out when we asked members of our Screen Babble discussion group on Facebook. Here, according to them, are the greatest TV comedies of the decade so far.
Mark Butler, i Newspaper, 1st June 2018Radio Times launches a poll to name the best sitcom since 2000
Radio Times has launched a poll to name the best British TV sitcom broadcast since the year 2000. There are 40 shows in the shortlist.
British Comedy Guide, 19th July 2016Rev review
As the show goes on, it gets darker and darker. Adam lets temptation get the better of him and he lets down his whole parish, as well as Nigel.
Anglonerd, 9th November 2015Rev is over - but writer is working with Mat Baynton
It looks like Rev, the brilliant BBC2 comedy in which Tom Hollander played inner city vicar Adam Smallbone, is over. But fans will be pleased to learn that its writer James Wood is working on a BBC pilot with Mat Baynton.
Ben Dowell, Radio Times, 20th October 2015Miles Jupp would be 'surprised' if Rev returns
Rev star and comic Miles Jupp has said he does not envisage a return of the popular TV comedy Rev, in which he starred with Tom Hollander and Olivia Colman.
BBC News, 8th September 2015Making a Case for Dark Comedy #2: Rev
The show has always had a dark side, but what remains unwavering throughout each episode is Adam's faith and devotion to God.
Chris Marchand, Post Consumer Reports, 6th August 2014