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This show is BallyFreshMentos.


Don Matteo is the Freshmaker from Ballykissangel if it were in Italy. He's as earnest as Father Clifford and he seems like he's often on the verge of a serious thumbs up. Discuss.

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Probably an apt comparison as they are both traditional Catholic countries. I don't think it's the most brilliant show ever written. The solution is sometimes blazingly obvious, the message (there are always a few) trite, let alone a priest who knows everything, every language, etc. But it is a relief to not have nudes, boobs, blood and hacked bodies thrown at you. Even on the very rare trips to the morgue, you only see the head. It's a blessed relief, light comedy, light mystery and no one taking himself too seriously. It's refreshing.

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