Tom Hollander talks about Rev. on BBC Breakfast News
Olivia Colman talks about Rev. on GMTV
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Adam takes inspiration from Islam to oppose the opening of a local sex club opposite the school and sees rather more than he’d anticipated.
Adam’s decision to allow a Muslim children’s prayer group to use the church for classes brings his congregation’s prejudices to light. Inspired by the clear moral stance he sees in the Islamic classes, Adam decides to take a stand himself and oppose a lapdancing club threatening to open opposite the school. But when he finds himself in one of the branches checking out pole dancers in the name of research, things get rather more complicated. [click to read more...]
Adam engages in a battle for his church with a charming evangelical priest, but Alex is more concerned about matters in the bedroom.
When the Archdeacon tells Adam his collection plates are too light, salvation appears to come in the form of fellow priest Darren Betts. Darren needs a temporary venue for services whilst his own church is renovated so Adam welcomes Darren and his huge congregation of young and fashionable evangelists with open arms. But the union soon becomes a battle for hearts and minds as Darren refuses to leave Adam’s church. There’s tension at home too – Adam’s wife Alex is feeling neglected and announces they need to rekindle their love life. [click to read more...]
Adam is elated when his dwindling congregation quadruples overnight – but the new worshippers have ulterior motives.
Feeling the pressure of trying to fill a rundown London church, the Reverend Adam Smallbone is elated when his congregation quadruples overnight. But the sudden influx of worshippers isn’t down to word getting out about his wonderful sermons – there’s a rumour going round that the local church school’s about to get a great Ofsted report. Faced with a bunch of hypocritical parents vying to out-Christian one another in the hope he’ll recommend their child, Adam is tempted to enter into a deal with the devil and trade a school place for the expensive restoration of a broken stained-glass window. [click to read more...]
Tom Hollander introduces the world of Rev. on its first day of shooting.
Rev. is a new comedy about a vicar running a modern inner-city church, with a reluctant wife and a depleted, motley congregation.
