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 6

After a terrible review of one of his sermons on a Christian website, Adam has a crisis of faith.

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

After a terrible review of one of his sermons on a Christian website, Adam has a crisis of faith which, to Alex's surprise, seems more serious than his usual biannual episodes of doubt.

While he's at home experimenting with leaving the cloth by sitting in his pants watching daytime telly and gambling on the internet, someone else is going around the parish impersonating a vicar to get free beers and avoid parking tickets.

Adam's meltdown comes to a head when he drunkenly comes on to Ellie at a vicars and tarts party in aid of the school library - and Alex finally snaps.

Broadcast details

Date
Monday 2nd August 2010
Time
10pm
Channel
BBC Two
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Wednesday 18th July 2012 9:40pm Gold
Thursday 19th July 2012 12:35am Gold
Thursday 18th October 2012 10:20pm Gold
Friday 19th October 2012 1:30am Gold
Thursday 23rd May 2013 12:20am Gold
Thursday 23rd May 2013 2:30am Gold
Tuesday 24th September 2013 11:50pm Gold
Wednesday 25th September 2013 1:40am Gold
Tuesday 10th December 2013 2:00am Gold
Friday 28th February 2014 2:30am Gold
Friday 3rd June 2022 9:40pm Drama

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
Guest cast
Katie Males Lisa (Shop Worker)
Eliza Newman Chloe
Joshua Warner-Campbell Ewan
Javone Prince Policeman Lloyd
Matthew Royer Ash
Clive Wedderburn Policeman Ferguson
Writing team
James Wood Writer
Production team
Peter Cattaneo Director
Kenton Allen Producer
Hannah Pescod Producer
Matthew Justice Executive Producer
Peter Oliver (as Peter H Oliver) Editor
William Chetwynd Editor
Grenville Horner Production Designer
Jonathan Whitehead Composer

Video

Is The Answer Jesus, Sir?

Whilst suffering a crisis of faith, Adam gives an assembly at the school.

Featuring: Tom Hollander (Rev Adam Smallbone) & Lucy Liemann (Ellie Pattman).

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