Bless Me Father
Produced by London Weekend Television
Written by Peter de Rosa and is based upon his autobiographical novels written as "Neil Boyd"; de Rosa is a former priest.
The series is an engagingly idiosyncratic situation comedy based on the post-war experiences of a young priest sent to the parish of St. Jude's in the London suburb of Fairwater in 1950.
Although it is not necessary to understand the sociological underpinnings to enjoy the comedy, the series gains extra bite from the relatively embattled situation of the parishioners in an autere Britain,
just recovering from the war, still smarting under Government rationing and other restrictions.
St. Jude is the Catholic patron saint of lost causes...
The core of the series is naive and rather shy, Father Boyd's education at the hands of Father Duddleswell, an experienced parish priest whose staunch faith occasionally seems dangerously old-fashioned to Father Boyd,
but is usually revealed to be tempered by shrewd common sense and genuine goodness.
Veteran character actor Arthur Lowe is quite magnificent in the role, conveying Father Duddleswell's limitations as well as his strengths,
and making the growing affectionate bond between the two priests convincing and subtly moving.
Father Duddleswell's nemesis is Mother Stephen (head of the local convent) or Bishop Reilly.
Daniel Abineri is convincingly earnest and gauche as the newly ordained curate.
Sharp-tongued housekeeper Mrs Pring has a love-hate 40-year relationship with Father Duddleswell which produces some delightful insult matches,
as does his conflict with next-door neighbour Billy Buzzle, a Cockney bookie and black-marketeer.
Doctor Daley is usually seen downing a whiskey, with a fag end still in his mouth, while reminiscing about the Connemarra childhood he shared with his oldest friend.
Code:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076988/
Series 1
Episode 1 – Baptism of Fire
Father Duddleswell welcomes his new curate, the recently ordained Father Neil, with a teasing baptism of fire, which opens the young priest's eyes to the complex nature of his parish duties and responsibilities.
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http://rapidshare.com/files/222481656/BMF1.01BoF.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/222494527/BMF1.01BoF.part3.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/222507566/BMF1.01BoF.part4.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/222521259/BMF1.01BoF.part5.rar
Episode 2 – The Bells of St. Jude's
Father Duddleswell plans to install a new church bell.
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http://rapidshare.com/files/222521927/BMF1.02TBoSJ.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/222534703/BMF1.02TBoSJ.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/222545770/BMF1.02TBoSJ.part3.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/222557522/BMF1.02TBoSJ.part4.rar
Episode 3 – The Parish Bazaar
Father Duddleswell refuses to make bad-weather plans for the annual bazaar.
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http://rapidshare.com/files/222567996/BMF1.03TPB.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/222579920/BMF1.03TPB.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/222590427/BMF1.03TPB.part3.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/222600711/BMF1.03TPB.part4.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/222611657/BMF1.03TPB.part5.rar
Episode 4 – The Doomsday Chair
Father Duddleswell decides to disprove the curse of a doomsday chair.
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http://rapidshare.com/files/222613815/BMF1.04TDC.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/222631574/BMF1.04TDC.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/222664380/BMF1.04TDC.part3.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/222702003/BMF1.04TDC.part4.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/222730126/BMF1.04TDC.part5.rar
Episode 5 – Father & Mother
Father Duddleswell accidentally damages the hideous portrait of the founder of the local convent, uncovering a concealed French masterpiece.
Code:
http://rapidshare.com/files/222754943/BMF1.05FaM.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/222769722/BMF1.05FaM.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/222783321/BMF1.05FaM.part3.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/222805947/BMF1.05FaM.part4.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/222819189/BMF1.05FaM.part5.rar
Episode 6 – The Tennis Match
Father Duddleswell enters a tennis match against the Anglican clergy.
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http://rapidshare.com/files/222929171/BMF1.06TTM.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/222942785/BMF1.06TTM.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/222956137/BMF1.06TTM.part3.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/222968989/BMF1.06TTM.part4.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/222981377/BMF1.06TTM.part5.rar
Episode 7 – The Seal of Confession
Father Neil tries to modernize with a P.A. system and soundproof confessionals.
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http://rapidshare.com/files/222982866/BMF1.07TSoC.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/222994866/BMF1.07TSoC.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/223012164/BMF1.07TSoC.part3.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/223024521/BMF1.07TSoC.part4.rar
Bless Me Father
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