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Priest

Vivid, uncompromising journey into the soul of a tortured Catholic priest as he struggles with his own sexuality, his vow of celibacy and the confidentiality of the confessional.

Jimmy McGovern-penned drama in which a conservative Catholic priest is torn between his calling and his secret life as a homosexual man with a gay lover, frowned upon by the Church. Upon hearing the confession of a young girl of her incestuous father, Greg enters an intensely emotional spiritual struggle deciding between choosing morals over religion and one life over another.

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1 hour, 44 minutes

Last on

Wed 30 Apr 202522:15
BBC Four

Credits

Father Greg PilkingtonLinus Roache
Father Matthew ThomasTom Wilkinson
GrahamRobert Carlyle
Maria KerriganCathy Tyson
Mrs UnsworthLesley Sharp
Mr UnsworthRobert Pugh
Father EllertonJames Ellis
Lisa UnsworthChristine Tremarco
CharliePaul Barber
Ellie MolloyGilly Coman
TommyAnthony Booth
DirectorAntonia Bird
WriterJimmy McGovern

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