Rev.

- Season 2

(2011)

Having had his peace on retreat shattered by brash fellow cleric Roland Wise,Adam's plans to take local schoolchildren to the seaside for the day fail to meet with the expected enthusiasm and Alex is annoyed as she sees herself as a work widow. However when Adam accidentally trips up a mugger who has stolen Adoyah's bag he is feted in the press as the Kung Fu Vicar and nominated for television's Pride of Britain Awards. Everybody wants a piece of him though a visit from the bishop persuades him to confess and swap a glamorous night out for a day at the seaside.

Talented new curate Abi Johnston arrives at St. Saviour's. Already a published author she is a brilliant organizer and charismatic preacher,who even persuades Colin to get baptized. Everybody loves her,including Alex - and Adam is seething with envy as he feels threatened by her presence. Drowning his sorrows with Colin he discovers that his drink has been spiked with an Ecstasy tablet,leading to a bizarre display at a childrens' service. The 'problem' is finally removed when Abi is fast-tracked to become a canon at St. Paul's cathedral though Colin still gets his ...

Adam and Alex host his five-year-old god-daughter Enid whilst her parents attend a wedding. She is precocious and rude but at least she scares off a beggar. Adam and curate Nigel are called upon to scare off a laughing ghost in an old folks' home. Adam is sceptical despite being told that a dentist died of an overdose of laughing gas in the room in question though it could just as well be a fruity old chap pursuing Joan,the room's occupant. Adam gets his biggest scare when Enid goes missing whilst in Joan's care when her father comes to collect her but his prayers for...

Adam has a house guest when Mick gets sober and has to wait to get a spot in a homeless hostel. A wealthy Alcoholics Anonymous member may be the answer to a hole in the church accounts.

Adam, challenged by a good-looking atheist teacher at the church school, puts together a football team for an inter-faith league.

Alex is away on a walking holiday with friends and Adam is not cheered by Colin's assertion that she has dumped him. Archdeacon Robert requests Adam's silence after being seen with his boyfriend buying a bed as his being gay may hinder his chance to become the Bishop of Stevenage. However Adam ends up consoling him after he lost the bishopric by outing himself,as well as comforting a suicidal Nigel,upset at being turned down for the priesthood, and Colin,who has lost his job. All in all Adam counts his blessings when a relaxed Alex returns to him.

After playing a reluctant Santa to Ellie's greedy,cynical pupils Adam returns home to find that Martin,his overly critical,selfish father-in-law has arrived for Christmas. With Nigel protesting about the commercialisation of the festival whilst Robert wants him to make money for the church from it and the check-out girl at the mini-market rationing the number of mince pies he can have Adam can do without a spat with Colin and the drunks who invade his Midnight Mass. Fortunately a little snow can work wonders and on Christmas Day Adam finds himself having a thoroughly ...