Bless Me Father
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 by Peter de Rosa
Network: ITV1
Cast
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Arthur Lowe Father Charles Clement Duddleswell -
Daniel Abineri Father Neil Boyd - Patrick McAlinney Dr. Daley
- Gabrielle Daye Mrs. Pring
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David Ryall Billy Buzzle -
Sheila Keith Mother Stephen -
Patrick Newell Bottesford -
Clive Swift Fred Dobie -
Barbara Young Miss Davenport - Annet Peters Woman
- Jeffrey Segal Mr. Conroy
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Carolyn Pickles Helen
