The BEST episodes of Rev. season 1
Every episode of Rev. season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Rev. season 1!
Reverend Adam Smallbone is an Anglican vicar who is newly promoted from a small rural parish to the 'socially disunited' St Saviour in the Marshes in East London. Unable to turn anyone away from his new appointment Smallbone is faced with a collection of moral challenges as he balances the needs of genuine believers, people on the streets and drug addicts as well with the demands of social climbers using the church to get their children into the best schools.
#1 - Ever Been to Nando's?
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 8/2/2010
After a terrible review of one of his sermons on a Christian website, Adam has a crisis of faith, which to Alex's surprise seems more serious than his usual biannual episodes of doubt. While he's at home experimenting with leaving the cloth by sitting in his pants watching daytime telly and gambling on the internet, someone else is travelling the parish impersonating a vicar to elicit free beers and avoid parking tickets. Adam's meltdown reaches a head when he drunkenly comes on to Ellie at a Vicars and Tarts party in aid of the school library, and Alex finally snaps.
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#2 - Forest of Prejudice
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 7/12/2010
A Muslim children's prayer group are lent the church from Adam, however the church's congregation revolts at the thought. Meanwhile Adam decides to fight a lap-dancing club opening across from the school, however Adam's research into the matter of adult clubs becomes complicated when he starts to enjoy himself
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#3 - A Fine Bromance
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 7/26/2010
Following Adam's recent moments of feeling excluded by people, he is excited to meet Leon, a young man who wants to marry at his church. The two soon become friends and start to do a range of activities together. However the friendship turns sour after an dinner party where Adam discovers his wife Alex and Leon attended the same college and shared a one night stand together, much to Adam's disgust.
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#4 - The Rival
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 7/19/2010
Adam has envy after hearing an old rival of his, who is also a priest on Catholic radio. Adam decides to speak on the show about homosexuality in the church. However after an controversial comment, the Archdeacon steps in and demands Adam to take 'media lessons' from his rival. Meanwhile, Colin decides to find christianity in the Rastafari religion.
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#5 - Jesus Is Awesome
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 7/5/2010
The archdeacon tells Adam that the collection plates from his church are not receiving enough revenue, needing more generous people, Adam loans priest Darren Betts the church for his sermons since Darren's is undergoing renovations. However a problem erupts when Darren will not leave Adam's church after the hard work he did transforming the church to a modern version. Meanwhile Alex feels lonely and decides they need to reignite the flame of their love life.
#6 - On Your Knees, Forget the Fees
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 6/28/2010
Adam is overwhelmed after his church sermons in London hit a major population rise and deals with the sudden flood of patrons and because of a rumoured great report from Ofsted about the local church school with local parents become desparate to have their children enrolled. Meanwhile Adam becomes tempted to trade an spot in the school for money to get a stained glass window in the church restored.
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