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Rev.. Rev Adam Smallbone (Tom Hollander). Copyright: Big Talk Productions
Rev.

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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Series 1, Episode 4

To Adam's humiliation, the Archdeacon insists that he consults his old rival for media training. Guest starring Hugh Bonneville as church star Roland Wise.

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Rev.. Rev Adam Smallbone (Tom Hollander). Copyright: Big Talk Productions

Adam succumbs to envy when he hears an old rival on Thought For The Day. But his own attempts to make a career of his vocation spectacularly backfire. An ill-advised comment on The One Show about homosexuality within the Church results in orders from the Archdeacon to take media instruction from the very vicar Adam was trying to out-do.

And, while Adam neglects his pastoral duties in favour of climbing the greasy pole, Colin looks for meaning outside of St Saviour's, swapping strong lager for other routes to oblivion in order to dabble in the Rastafarian religion.

Hugh Bonneville guest stars as the character Roland Wise - the vicar who went to theological college with Adam. Hugely popular in the church - even with the hard-to-please Archdeacon - Roland is charming, fluent in several languages and is a regular on Thought For The Day, Question Time and Have I Got News for You. To Adam's humiliation, the Archdeacon insists that he consults his old rival for media training.

Broadcast details

Date
Monday 19th July 2010
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
Hugh Bonneville Roland Wise
Lu Corfield Gemma Harper
Ben Willbond Steve Warwick
Derek Elroy Lion Paw
Christine Bleakley Self
Adrian Chiles Self
Jonathan Dimbleby Self (Voice)
John Humphrys Self (Voice)
Writing team
James Wood Writer
Production team
Peter Cattaneo Director
Kenton Allen Producer
Hannah Pescod Producer
Matthew Justice Executive Producer
Simon O'Connor Editor
Peter Oliver (as Peter H Oliver) Editor
Grenville Horner Production Designer
Jonathan Whitehead Composer

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Roland comes over for dinner

As Adam nervously waits for his old class mate Roland to arrive, local down and out Mick arrives - needing to use the loo.

Featuring: Tom Hollander (Rev Adam Smallbone), Jimmy Akingbola (Mick) & Hugh Bonneville (Roland Wise).

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