Episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Moving In | 19910226 | 20110405 (BBC7) 20110406 (BBC7) 20120530 (BBC7) 20120531 (BBC7) 20130918 (BBC7) 20130919 (BBC7) 20150101 (BBC7) 20150102 (BBC7) 20161230 (BBC7) 20161231 (BBC7) 20180905 (BBC7) 20180906 (BBC7) 20200914 (BBC7) 20220708 (BBC7) | 'What's Rosewood Avenue like? Very quiet. Very sedate. Very residential. Just the sort of place you'd feel at home in ...' A hapless vicar discovers life behind suburbia's net curtains isn't what he expected. James Grout stars in Stephen Sheridan's six-part sitcom series. Miss Tilling - Margaret Courtenay Miss Tapp - Jean Heywood Dr Warlock - Christopher Good Mrs Muir - Sarah Thomas Mrs Knatchbull - Maxine Audley Cudlipp - Fraser Kerr Mugger - Auriol Smith First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1991. A hapless vicar discovers that life behind suburbia's net curtains is not what he expected |
| 02 | Entertaining Edwin | 19910305 | 20110412 (BBC7) 20110413 (BBC7) 20120606 (BBC7) 20120607 (BBC7) 20130925 (BBC7) 20130926 (BBC7) 20150108 (BBC7) 20150109 (BBC7) 20170106 (BBC7) 20170107 (BBC7) 20180912 (BBC7) 20180913 (BBC7) 20200921 (BBC7) 20220715 (BBC7) | 'Whenever you're passing , look me up' you said. 'No need to let me know, stay as long as you like...' An old school chum visits hapless vicar Timothy Carswell, while two teenage tearaways terrorise residents. Starring James Grout. Stephen Sheridan's sitcom about a hapless vicar who discovers dark secrets about his parish. Miss Tilling - Margaret Courtenay Miss Tapp - Jean Heywood Mrs Muir - Sarah Thomas Mrs Knatchbull - Maxine Audley Jeremy - Christian Robinson David - Tobias Best Mr Rainbird - David Bannerman Constable - Ian Lindsay Edwin - Robert Lang First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1991. A school chum visits hapless vicar Timothy, while teenage tearaways terrorise residents. |
| 03 | Raising The Dead | 19910312 | 20110419 (BBC7) 20110420 (BBC7) 20120613 (BBC7) 20120614 (BBC7) 20131002 (BBC7) 20131003 (BBC7) 20150115 (BBC7) 20150116 (BBC7) 20170113 (BBC7) 20170114 (BBC7) 20180919 (BBC7) 20180920 (BBC7) 20200928 (BBC7) 20220722 (BBC7) | 'I hope you know what you're doing, Miss Tilling. Experimenting with the paranormal can be fraught with danger.' Miss Tilling's getting in touch with her spiritual side, but hapless vicar Timothy Carswell is not so keen. Starring James Grout. Stephen Sheridan's sitcom about a hapless vicar who discovers dark secrets about his parish. Miss Tilling - Margaret Courtenay Miss Tapp - Jean Heywood Dr Warlock - Christopher Good Mrs Muir - Sarah Thomas Arnold - Cyril Shaps Eric - Ian Lindsay Mrs Garland - Rosemary Martin Producer Lissa Evans. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1991. Miss Tilling is getting in touch with her spiritual side, but vicar Timothy is not so keen |
| 04 | Miss Willow And The One-eyed Gentleman | 19910319 | 20110426 (BBC7) 20110427 (BBC7) 20120620 (BBC7) 20120621 (BBC7) 20131009 (BBC7) 20131010 (BBC7) 20150122 (BBC7) 20150123 (BBC7) 20170120 (BBC7) 20170121 (BBC7) 20180926 (BBC7) 20180927 (BBC7) 20201005 (BBC7) 20220729 (BBC7) | 'I'm afraid you're too trusting for your own good, Miss Willow. Believe me, appearances can be very deceptive...' Timothy Carswell visits some of the more sinister members of his flock. Starring James Grout. Stephen Sheridan's sitcom about a hapless vicar who discovers dark secrets about his parish. Miss Tilling - Margaret Courtenay Miss Tapp - Jean Heywood Miss Willow - Patricia Hayes Captain Von Thal - Donald Pickering Hilary - Jacqueline Tong Keith - Brian Bowles Marcia - Sarah Souster Guy - James Simmons First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1991. Hapless vicar Timothy Carswell visits some of the more sinister members of his flock. |
| 05 | Mrs Garland's Good Deeds | 19910326 | 20110503 (BBC7) 20110504 (BBC7) 20120627 (BBC7) 20120628 (BBC7) 20131016 (BBC7) 20131017 (BBC7) 20150129 (BBC7) 20150130 (BBC7) 20170127 (BBC7) 20170128 (BBC7) 20181003 (BBC7) 20181004 (BBC7) 20201012 (BBC7) 20220805 (BBC7) | 'The over 70's keep fit club has got completely out of hand, Mr Critchley. Can't you see how cruel it is expecting pensioners to vault over a horse?' Starring James Grout. Stephen Sheridan's sitcom about a hapless vicar who discovers dark secrets about his parish. Mrs Garland - Rosemary Martin Simon Garland - Daniel Strauss Critchley - Fraser Kerr Dr Warlock - Christopher Good Miss Shaw - Auriol Smith Mr Vaughan - Michael Turner Mr Shaw - Ronald Herdman Hapless vicar Timothy Carswell steps in when the over-70s keep fit club gets out of hand. |
| 06 | The Resurrection Of Reverend Carswell | 19910402 | 20110510 (BBC7) 20110511 (BBC7) 20120704 (BBC7) 20120705 (BBC7) 20131023 (BBC7) 20131024 (BBC7) 20150205 (BBC7) 20150206 (BBC7) 20170203 (BBC7) 20170204 (BBC7) 20181010 (BBC7) 20181011 (BBC7) 20201019 (BBC7) 20220812 (BBC7) | 'I have something that the Reverend Hornblower will never enjoy; the love and respect of my congregation...' Shocks galore for the Reverend Timothy Carswell over a disappearing congregation - and a shock new title. Starring James Grout. Stephen Sheridan's sitcom about a hapless vicar who discovers dark secrets about his parish. Miss Tilling - Margaret Courtenay Miss Tapp - Jean Heywood Reverend Hornblower - Garrick Hagon Mrs Muir - Elizabeth Mansfield Mr Widlake - Brian Miller Mrs Widlake - Bernadine Corrigan Dr Warlock - Christopher Good First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1991. Shocks galore for the hapless vicar, with his congregation stolen and his shock new title. |