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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.
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Episodes by season
Season01
- S01E01Baptism of FireSeptember 24, 1978—Father Duddleswell welcomes his new curate, the recently ordained Father Neil, with a teasing baptism of fire, which opens the young priest'
- S01E02The Bells of St. Jude'sOctober 1, 1978—Father Duddleswell plans to install a new church bell.
- S01E03The Parish BazaarOctober 8, 1978—Father Duddleswell refuses to make bad-weather plans for the annual bazaar.
- S01E04The Doomsday ChairOctober 15, 1978—Father Duddleswell decides to disprove the curse of a doomsday chair.
- S01E05Father & MotherOctober 22, 1978—Father Duddleswell accidentally damages the hideous portrait of the founder of the local convent, uncovering a concealed French masterpiece.
- S01E06The Tennis MatchOctober 29, 1978—Father Duddleswell enters a tennis match against the Anglican clergy.
- S01E07The Seal of ConfessionNovember 5, 1978—Father Neil tries to modernize with a P.A. system and soundproof confessionals.
Season02
- S02E01Blessings from HeavenNovember 11, 1979—Synopsis needed
- S02E02Father Neil's First MiracleNovember 18, 1979—Synopsis needed.
- S02E03Fatal LadyNovember 25, 1979—Father Neil receives embarrassing attentions from Miss Davenport, which he must tolerate because she is a generous benefactor of the Parish.
- S02E04The Heart of a CurateDecember 9, 1979—A beautiful nurse helps Neil recover from an appendectomy.
- S02E05All at SeaDecember 16, 1979—Father Duddleswell tries to arrange a burial at sea.
- S02E06The Season of GoodwillDecember 23, 1979—Even at Christmas, Father Duddleswell can't keep out of trouble.
- S02E07A Back to Front WeddingJanuary 6, 1980—Exhausted from performing several marriages, Father Duddleswell takes Father Boyd to the pictures as a treat -- where they are paged to retu
Season03
- S03E01Things Are Not What They SeemJuly 5, 1981—Father Neil offers advice to a woman with marital problems and thereby provides a field day for gossips.
- S03E02WomenJuly 12, 1981—Synopsis needed.
- S03E03Beddings and WeddingsJuly 19, 1981—Hoping to curb the decay in family values, Father Neil initiates family group counseling sessions which produce quite the opposite of the in
- S03E04Fire & BrimstoneJuly 26, 1981—A family deals with an irreverent grandfather.
- S03E05A Legend Comes to StayAugust 2, 1981—When he was young, Father Duddleswell was curate to a legendary eccentric. Now, 40 years late, the old man has come to stay just when Father
- S03E06Porgy & BessAugust 9, 1981—When Billy Buzzle sets up a pig-sty in his back yard to accommodate Porgy and Bess, two pigs he has received from a defaulting better, the r
- S03E07A Mixed-Up MarriageAugust 16, 1981—Mother Stephen demands an audience with Fr. Duddleswell over a serious problem: Christine Hammond, a war orphan brought up in the convent, h
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