British sitcom in which Reverend Philip Lambe, after becoming bored in his wealthy Oxfordshire parish, asks for a transfer to a more difficult assignment. Sent to Edendale, a fictional urban town in the Midlands, he is accompanied by his wife Emma, sixteen-year-old daughter Miranda and twelve-year-old son Peter.
All in Good Faith (Season 3)
Where My Caravan Has Rested (Episode 1)
Writer: John Kane
Air date: 1988-04-11
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: When Philip is asked to baptise the children of a local gypsy, a pair of tenants ensure that he's the one to be immersed in water first.
And He Fell Among Thieves (Episode 2)
Writer: John Kane
Air date: 1988-04-18
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: A broken fan belt, a dud TV, and the dent in a can of talcum powder are all clues when Philip is called upon to investigate theft and loneliness in an old people's home.
The Prodigal Son (Episode 3)
Writer: John Kane
Air date: 1988-04-25
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: First-night nerves grip a prospective groom. The cure includes an unexpected train trip, an overdose of liquid courage, and a full bottle of Desmond's special formula.
The Spirit Is Willing (Episode 4)
Writer: John Kane
Air date: 1988-05-09
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Philip is called in to investigate a poltergeist. The resulting manifestations include a headless dog, a phantom toilet roll, and the miraculous cure of an old faker.
Behold a Pale Rider (Episode 5)
Writer: John Kane
Air date: 1988-05-16
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Gambling fever is something that should be resisted at all cost, but when £30,000 are involved, even Philip begins to weaken.
False Profits (Episode 6)
Writer: John Kane
Air date: 1988-05-23
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: A gang of con men are victimising the local elderly. Philip thinks he can tell the sheep from the goats, but that's before the intervention of the Divine Brotherhood of the Celestial Beacon.
Seasons
Episodes 6
Episodes 6
Episodes 6