Popetown

TV Series

2005

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Popetown is a controversial animated sitcom, billed by its producers as "Father Ted meets South Park", following the doodles and scribblings of a student at school during a lesson. His drawings depict the life of Father Nicholas, who lives in a Vatican City parody referred to as "Popetown". He is charged with being the handler for the Pope who is a complete nincompoop with the emotional and mental maturity of a four-year-old. Father Nicholas must keep the Pope out of trouble, and make sure the general public does not find out that the Holy Father is a drooling idiot. Other characters include a priest who is a sexual deviant, and a trio of corrupt cardinals who secretly run Popetown and attempt to get rich behind the Pope's back. These and other elements caused the show to be extremely controversial.

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Wed, 08 Jun, 2005
S1.E1The Double
A group of disabled children are coming to meet the Pope and perform, but the Pope has gone missing (playing hide-and-seek too well). Father Nicholas, in desperation to keep the days activities running seeks out a Pope impersonator. This impersonator is an exact image of the Pope, but unlike the real Pope, who is a young child with a girlie voice, the impersonator is a Jewish man with a Brooklyn/Jew accent. To pull off the scheme, he must be seen but not heard.
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Wed, 15 Jun, 2005
S1.E2State Visit
The Cardinals are hoping to secure a 'sponsorship deal' with the pending visit of a head of state and his darling wife. Problem is, this head of state is a gun toting dictator, and his only interests are seeing that his wife is pleased, and killing people who displease his wife. Father Nicholas has been given the task of tidying up the Pope prior to their arrival. Pope however has been attempting a record-breaking stint of going unwashed for 3 months!
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Matt Lucas
Cardinal One (voice)
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Morwenna Banks
Sister Marie (voice)
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Bob Mortimer
Father Nicholas (voice)
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Jerry Hall
Sister Penelope (voice)
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Ben Miller
The Priest (voice)
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Simon Greenall
Sister Marie (voice)
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Kevin Eldon
Cardinal Two (voice)
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Rhys Thomas
The Kid (voice)
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Ruby Wax
The Pope (voice)

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Release date

June 8, 2005 (United States)

Language

English

Production companies

BBC
CHX Productions

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