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Bless Me Father

1978 · 3 seasons · 30m per episode · Comedy

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.

Seasons

• Season 1 — 7 episodes (September 24, 1978)
• Season 2 — 7 episodes (November 11, 1979)
• Season 3 — 7 episodes (July 5, 1981)

Cast

• Arthur Lowe as Father Charles Clement Duddleswell
• Daniel Abineri as Father Neil Boyd
• Patrick McAlinney as Dr. Daley
• Gabrielle Daye as Mrs. Pring
• David Ryall as Billy Buzzle
• Sheila Keith as Mother Stephen

Details

Created by

Peter de Rosa

First aired

September 24, 1978

Episodes

21

Genres

Comedy

Network

ITV1

Status

Ended

TMDB score

6.3 / 10 from 6 votes