Rev.

Tom Hollander on Rev end

Speaking with BBC Radio 5 Live's Richard Bacon, Holland admitted that he is unsure about the prospect of a fourth run any time soon.

Radio Times review

Oh my! Watching Rev. week after week is increasingly traumatic, as Adam Smallbone, buffeted by the vicissitudes of life and his own weaknesses (namely, comely head teacher Ellie) begins to unravel.

He's sent to see the Bishop of London (Ralph Fiennes) who subjects him to a draconian punishment after the kiss-in-the-vestry incident. Soon Adam's world is shredded as he loses all grip on his beloved and doomed St Saviour's Church. He's even let down by the decrepit Colin (the marvellous Steve Evets) whose faithlessness puts Adam at the centre of a parish-wide scandal.

But in the midst of a meltdown, he meets a kindly stranger on a green hill far away...

Easter is a time of loss and laughter in Rev

How the Reverend Adam Smallbone and his parishioners will celebrate Easter in the parish of St Saviour in the Marshes has not yet been revealed by the writers of the BBC hit comedy Rev but I can be sure of one thing: Easter will not be portrayed simply as the happy ending to a sad story.

Archbishop of Canterbury is a fan of Rev.

The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby has sung the praises of BBC sitcom Rev., about the day-to-day challenges of a vicar in a struggling inner-city parish.

Radio Times review

This episode strikes a different note from that we've come to expect from Rev; it's not delightful at all, it's sad and there's a bleakness to vicar Adam's life now that hovers on the upsetting.

But that's probably because Tom Hollander does such a wonderful job of making us care about Adam, a man who is all too human and fallible. The fallout from his indiscretion is instant and powerful as he faces the unwavering and angry gaze of his beloved Alex (Olivia Colman). Just when everything seems hopeless and Adam's world is about to crumble, a new member of the congregation is fortuitously on hand to help out.

Have you been watching ... Rev?

It's funny rather than preachy and the first sitcom since The Vicar of Dibley in which the protagonist is allowed to believe in God without cynicism. Praise be to Rev.

Halfway through series three, Rev has again enfolded us in its warm embrace of gentle inner-city humour, barely perceptible suspense and mild Christianity. Laughs may be thinner on the ground this time but Hollander, Colman and McBurney are eternally watchable.

Rev review: Help my unbelief

To complete the cliché bingo full house, Rev and the Guardian Angel are recast as exhausted parents.

Rev - Series 3 Episode 3 review

Rev's deceptively effortless combination of faith and frolics continues.

Radio Times review

Hapless vicar Adam's hopes of rescuing the increasingly decrepit St Saviour's from imminent closure are given a boost when a Turner Prize-winning artist asks if he can unveil a new installation in the building. And he's prepared to make a substantial donation to the emergency fund...

It's good news, of course, but Adam being Adam (Tom Hollander, who also wrote the episode), he has to seek out new and inventive ways of sabotaging his professional and even his personal life, even when things seem to be going well.

He's adorable, of course, but sometimes you want to give him a jolly good shaking, particularly when he does something unforgivable and out of character, something that could jeopardise his relationship with wife Alex (Olivia Colman).