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In his first comedy series for ITV, Richard Briers stars as a beleaguered vicar who abandons the comforts of his affluent Oxfordshire parish for the more challenging climes of a run-down Midlands town. Co-starring Barbara Ferris, Irene Handl, Robert Dorning and Jan Ravens, among others, this hugely engaging sitcom was penned by noted screenwriter (and Me and My Girl creator) John Kane, and directed by multi-award winner John Howard Davies.

Hoping for a fresh start and a renewed sense of purpose, the Rev. Philip Lambe has convinced his family to join him in the inaptly named town of Edendale, where he has taken up a new position. But ministering to his new urban flock brings many unforeseen problems: this second series sees the well-meaning but naïve clergyman coming into conflict with a local martial-arts club, finding a homeless couple on his doorstep, and coming face to face with a delusional, gun-toting stranger...