''All in Good Faith'' is a British

sitcom A sitcom, a portmanteau of situation comedy, or situational comedy, is a genre of comedy centered on a fixed set of characters who mostly carry over from episode to episode. Sitcoms can be contrasted with sketch comedy, where a troupe may use ne ...

that aired on

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from 1985 to 1988. Starring

Richard Briers Richard David Briers (14 January 1934 – 17 February 2013) was an English actor whose five-decade career encompassed film, radio, stage and television. Briers first came to prominence as George Starling in ''Marriage Lines'' (1961–66), but ...

, it was written by John Kane. ''All in Good Faith'' was made for the ITV network by

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Synopsis

Rev Lambe is vicar of All Saints Church in a typical middle England town. Each episode focusses on his role as mediator in various issues between parishioners or resolving the troubles of an individual.

Cast

- The Reverend Philip Lambe *

Barbara Ferris Barbara Gillian Ferris (born 27 July 1942, London) is an English actress and former fashion model. She appeared in a number of films and productions for television and is possibly best remembered as Dinah, the young woman who eloped with Dave ...

- Emma Lambe ''(series 1 and 2)'' * Susan Jameson - Emma Lambe ''(series 3)'' *Lydia Smith - Miranda Lambe ''(series 1 and 2)'' *James Campbell - Peter Lambe ''(series 1 and 2)'' *

James Cossins James Cossins (4 December 1933 – 12 February 1997) was an English character actor. Born in Beckenham, Kent, he became widely recognised as the abrupt, bewildered Mr Walt in the ''Fawlty Towers'' episode " The Hotel Inspectors" and as Mr Wats ...

- Major Andrews ''(series 1)'' *Robert Bridges - Wilf ''(series 1)'' *

Frank Middlemass Francis George Middlemass (28 May 1919 – 8 September 2006) was an English actor, who even in his early career played older roles. He is best remembered for his television roles as Rocky Hardcastle in '' As Time Goes By'', Algy Herries in '' To ...

- Desmond Frank ''(series 2 and 3)'' * T. P. McKenna - Oscar Randolph ''(series 2)'' *

John Woodvine John Woodvine (born 21 July 1929) is an English actor who has appeared in more than 70 theatre productions, as well as a similar number of television and film roles. Early life Woodvine was born in Tyne Dock, South Shields, Tyne & Wear, Englan ...

- Oscar Randolph ''(series 3)''

Plot

''All in Good Faith'' was written especially for its lead star, '' The Good Life'' actor Richard Briers. The series was his first ITV sitcom. He played the Reverend Philip Lambe who, in his middle age, decides to move from his wealthy

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parish to one in Edendale, a fictional urban town in the

Midlands The Midlands (also referred to as Central England) are a part of England that broadly correspond to the Kingdom of Mercia of the Early Middle Ages, bordered by Wales, Northern England and Southern England. The Midlands were important in the Ind ...

. He is determined to do things in his new parish and is faced with new problems like homeless people. He is accompanied by his wife Emma, sixteen-year-old daughter Miranda and twelve-year-old son Peter.

Episodes

Series One (1985–86)

#"In The Beginning" (30 December 1985) #"No Stone Unturned" (6 January 1986) #"A Flying Visit" (13 January 1986) #"The Crunch" (20 January 1986) #"An Eye for an Eye" (27 January 1986) #"Exodus" (3 February 1986)

Series Two (1987)

#"Home from Home" (26 February 1987) #"Manna from Heaven" (5 March 1987) #"I Dreamt I Dwelt In Parish Halls" (12 March 1987) #"Babes and Sucklings" (19 March 1987) #"The Patience of Job" (26 March 1987) #"Like Father Like Son" (2 April 1987)

Series Three (1988)

#"Where My Caravan Has Rested" (11 April 1988) #"And He Fell Among Thieves" (18 April 1988) #"The Prodigal Son" (25 April 1988) #"The Spirit Is Willing" (9 May 1988) #"Behold a Pale Rider" (16 May 1988) #"False Profits" (23 May 1988)

Special (1988)

*Short special as part of ''

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'' (30 May 1988)

DVD release

References

Mark Lewisohn Mark Lewisohn (born 16 June 1958) is an English historian and biographer. Since the 1980s, he has written many reference books about the Beatles and has worked for EMI, MPL Communications and Apple Corps.

, "Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy", BBC Worldwide Ltd, 2003
''All in Good Faith''
at British TV Comedy

External links

* * 1985 British television series debuts 1988 British television series endings 1980s British sitcoms ITV sitcoms Television shows produced by Thames Television English-language television shows {{UK-tv-prog-stub