CinemaOSSeries · 1978–1981 · 3 Seasons

Bless Me Father

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Bless Me Father is a British sitcom starring Arthur Lowe, Daniel Abineri, Gabrielle Daye, Patrick McAlinney, David Ryall, Derek Francis and Sheila Keith. It was aired on ITV from 1978 until 1981 and described the adventures of an Irish Catholic priest, Father Charles Duddleswell and his young curate in the fictional parish of St. Jude's in suburban London. 21 episodes, written by Peter De Rosa, were aired. De Rosa wrote the books on which the series was based using the pseudonym of Neil Boyd which was also the name of the young curate character; Boyd also served as the narrator in the series of novels upon which the series was based. It was made for the ITV network by London Weekend Television. The series was set in 1950 and 1951 and marked a departure from the middle class 'bank manager' roles associated with Lowe such as that in Dad's Army. The other regular characters included Mrs Pring, the housekeeper, the hard-drinking Dr Daley, the non-religious neighbour Billy Buzzle, and abbess Reverend Mother Stephen.

Created byPeter de Rosa

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Status
Ended
Language
EN
First aired
September 24, 1978
Last aired
August 16, 1981
Seasons
3
Episodes
21
Network
ITV1

Season 1

Episodes

No episodes found for this season.

Featuring

Cast & crew

6 credited
Starring
Arthur Lowe

Arthur Lowe

Father Charles Clement Duddleswell

Daniel Abineri

Daniel Abineri

Father Neil Boyd

Patrick McAlinney

Dr. Daley

Gabrielle Daye

Mrs. Pring

David Ryall

David Ryall

Billy Buzzle

Sheila Keith

Sheila Keith

Mother Stephen

Creative team
Created by
Peter de Rosa

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