He looks too tasty. And he stays celibate? Or got the bromance with Geordie? And that trampy Margaret or that CREEPY Amanda throw themselves at him? I like his vulnerability but really, chasing around after all those murderers? Who does he think he is, Father Brown?
Leonard, at least, seems the more believable character to me.
Would like an episode where Sidney Chambers meets the Vicar of Dibley!! LOL!!
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Were this a documentary about the life of a vicar in rural Cambridgeshire in the 1950s you might have a point. However, it's a drama with a central conceit of a vicar who teams up with a policeman and solves crime, so you don't really.
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Agreed, shellieeyre, it is a work of fiction not a documentary. Viewers have a choice, either accept it for what it is or tune it out.
shareI've only watched part of two episodes and it seems interesting. Now that my beloved Downton Abbey is over I need my Masterpiece Theatre fix.
BTW are vicars allowed to marry or are they celibate like Catholic priests? I ask because he was kissing a woman quite passionately last night.
"Vulgarity is no substitute for wit".
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CofE clergy have been allowed to marry since the repeal of The Six Articles by Edward VI in 1547.
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shareIf I wanted reality, I would watch reality tv.....um wait, even that's not really reality(either is the news for that matter-lol). I happen to like both. Father Brown makes me laugh. And like you said Sidney is nice to look at. And it helps that there's somewhat of a mystery to solve(though most are easy). They're lighter fare. For something heavier, there's Wallander-finally-coming back.
shareI think he's too fit!
Seriously, he's an alcoholic Priest but has rock-solid abs, wth?
True, but you've seen the physical labor he does to maintain the church, rectory, churchyard, etc. Plus he bicycles everywhere. I'd be surprised if he wasn't at least somewhat fit after all that, regardless of his drinking.
What I think is great though is that he's not portrayed as better than regular humans. He has doubts, foibles, regrets, makes mistakes, and is all too fallible, but he tries to help others, understands when he's wrong, and doesn't look down on his parishioners.
I like the show, but that's also what I like about the vicar in this show----he's portrayed as just a regular person with issues, just like everyone else. I also like the fact that he's a veteran, because it definitely makes the character a lot more interesting, but as someone who's had firsthand experience of witnessing the evil that people do through his wartime service, it makes sense that he would have a more difficult time struggling with his faith. Much more than someone who grew up in a sheltered life in the village would have, for obvious reasons.
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