Bless Me, Father - The Complete Collection
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Actor: Arthur Lowe, Daniel Abineri, David Ryall, Gabrielle Daye, Patrick McAlinneyBrand: Acorn
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Format: Box set, Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 525 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-04-26
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Acorn Media
Movie Reviews of Bless Me, Father - The Complete Collection
Movie Review: THIS IS THE TOTAL AND COMPLETE BOMB BIGGITY
Summary: 5 Stars
Oh yes. I have been waiting with baited breath for The good Father Duddleswell to finally make it to DVD! I was so happy to see this I could hardly contain me excitement when processing via the amazon checkout screens.
This was my first PBS Brit-com and trust me it has no equal in time or humor. Father Charles Duddleswell is a total scream. Yes it helps if you understand the world of Roman Catholic Religion but it is not really necessary to know it all. The show sort of fills in enough blanks that even this old former Baptist Wolf got 99% of the jokes.
Father Duddleswell is funny because, he has so many wild old irish sayings. Father D. loves the catholic church his charges, his wild and tart tongued housekeeper and his hopelessly innocent young curate Father Neil Boyd ( Curate is the catholic word for assistant preist in training.)
Together with his friends Billy Buzzle, a good hearted by rakish pub owner, friendly bookie and neighbor to the Parish of Saint Jude. Saint Jude is the Patron Saint of Hopeless Cases by the way. The visitors to Saint Jude are a scream too. There is the always likable Doctor Day who carries his own bottle in his medical bag. A man who drinks his shot with cigarette still in his mouth. Guess the ashes filter out the inpurities for the good doctor. The is the stiff rigid Reverand Mother Stephan whose lives by the utterly humorless yet funny teachings of Mother Foundress of their order.
There are a few things that by todays standards would be considered very politically incorrect but they merely serve to add to the charm and beauty this 1950's post war British period peice creates. This is comedy pure and simple but without the harsh more brusk and in your face humor of todays fare. This is humor that is experienced indirectly via word games and inside jokes where the viewing audience is always included.
Father D had such wonderful sayings like. There is no future in the past. An example of politically incorrect is embodied in the following sayings, Wemen are like brooms they are useful enough but they can not stand up by themselves. Ah yes that is as mixed up as an Irish stew or a womans motives to be sure.
These were offered by AMAZON on as cut up incomplete sets before now but never had the whole series been available in one package. I did not EVEN have to think about IF I wanted to buy this BLESS ME FATHER DVD's and for this price oy vey, It was like the total no brainer of my life buying these. If you love to laugh you can not go wrong buying Bless Me Father because you will never laugh harder at anything as good clean and wholesome as what you find in this series. This DVD set is totally family friendly. I can not imagine a family so uptight that they would find anything about this Bless Me Father the least bit offensive.
I must label this COMPLETE Bless Me Father DVD set ONE of the VERY BEST DVD offerings of all time.
Summary of Bless Me, Father - The Complete Collection
In this hilarious Britcom classic, a newly minted priest learns the ropes from a crusty veteran with a gentle brogue and a sharp eye on the bottom line. Arthur Lowe (Dad?s Army) stars as Father Duddleswell, wily pastor of St. Jude?s parish in suburban London. Daniel Abineri is the eager young priest who gets on-the-job training in the finer points of sustaining and supporting the flock. A tart-tongued housekeeper (Gabrielle Daye) and imperious Mother Superior (Sheila Keith) add to the fun. It?s an affectionate send-up of 1950s Catholicism written by Peter de Rosa and based on his popular autobiographical novels.Similar DVD Movies
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