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  • Bless Me Father The Tennis Match (Season 1, Episode 6)
  • TV Episode | 25 min | Comedy

Bless Me Father

The Tennis Match (Season 1, Episode 6)
TV Episode | 25 min | Comedy

The town of Fairwater will get its first Catholic mayor and Father Duddleswell asks him to remain open about his faith. There's a price. The mayor-elect needs to show that he's not in the priests' pocket, so he asks Fathers Duddleswell and...See moreThe town of Fairwater will get its first Catholic mayor and Father Duddleswell asks him to remain open about his faith. There's a price. The mayor-elect needs to show that he's not in the priests' pocket, so he asks Fathers Duddleswell and Boyd to agree to play doubles against the Anglicans in a clergy tennis match. Father D agrees superficially but then schemes to prove he can win without ever touching the ball. Written by statmanjeff See less
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Director
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Peter de Rosa (novel) (as Neil Boyd)
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Updated Oct 29, 1978

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Oct 29, 1978 (United Kingdom)

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9 cast members
Name Known for
Arthur Lowe
Father Charles Clement Duddleswell Father Charles Clement Duddleswell   See fewer
Daniel Abineri
Father Neil Boyd Father Neil Boyd   See fewer
Gabrielle Daye
Mrs. Pring Mrs. Pring   See fewer
Patrick McAlinney
Dr. Daley Dr. Daley   See fewer
John Ringham
Albert Appleby Albert Appleby   See fewer
Gerald Cross
Probble Probble   See fewer
Geoffrey Drew
Pinkerton Pinkerton   See fewer
Sally Lahee
Miss Probble Miss Probble   See fewer
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