All in Good Faith

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| image =

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| genre = Sitcom

| runtime = 30 minutes

| creator =

| starring = {{Plainlist|

Richard Briers
Barbara Ferris
Susan Jameson
Lydia Smith
James Campbell

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| country = United Kingdom

| language = English

| company = Thames Television

| network = ITV

| first_aired = {{Start date|1985|12|30|df=y}}

| last_aired = {{End date|1988|05|30|df=y}}

| num_series = 3

| num_episodes = 18 + 1 short

}}

All in Good Faith is a British sitcom that aired on ITV from 30 December 1985 to 30 May 1988. Starring Richard Briers, it was written by John Kane. All in Good Faith was made for the ITV network by Thames Television.

Synopsis

The Rev Philip Lambe is vicar of All Saints Church in a typical middle England town. Each episode focusses on his role as mediator in various issues between parishioners or resolving the troubles of an individual.

Cast

Richard Briers - The Reverend Philip Lambe
Barbara Ferris - Emma Lambe (series 1 and 2)
Susan Jameson - Emma Lambe (series 3)
Lydia Smith - Miranda Lambe (series 1 and 2)
James Campbell - Peter Lambe (series 1 and 2)
James Cossins - Major Andrews (series 1)
Robert Bridges - Wilf (series 1)
Frank Middlemass - Desmond Frank (series 2 and 3)
T. P. McKenna - Oscar Randolph (series 2)
John Woodvine - Oscar Randolph (series 3)

Plot

All in Good Faith was written especially for its lead star, The Good Life actor Richard Briers. The series was his first ITV sitcom. He played the Reverend Philip Lambe who, in his middle age, decides to move from his wealthy Oxfordshire parish to one in Edendale, a fictional urban town in the Midlands. He is determined to do things in his new parish and is faced with new problems like homeless people. He is accompanied by his wife Emma, sixteen-year-old daughter Miranda and twelve-year-old son Peter.

Episodes

=Series 1 (1985-6)=

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| EpisodeNumber = 1 | EpisodeNumber2 = 1 | Title = In the Beginning | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1985|12|30|df=yes}}

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| EpisodeNumber = 2 | EpisodeNumber2 = 2 | Title = No Stone Unturned | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1986|01|06|df=yes}}

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| EpisodeNumber = 3 | EpisodeNumber2 = 3 | Title = A Flying Visit | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1986|01|13|df=yes}}

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| EpisodeNumber = 4 | EpisodeNumber2 = 4 | Title = The Crunch | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1986|01|20|df=yes}}

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| EpisodeNumber = 5 | EpisodeNumber2 = 5 | Title = An Eye for an Eye | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1986|01|27|df=yes}}

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| EpisodeNumber = 6 | EpisodeNumber2 = 6 | Title = Exodus | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1986|02|03|df=yes}}

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=Series 2 (1987)=

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| EpisodeNumber = 7 | EpisodeNumber2 = 1 | Title = Home From Home | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1987|02|26|df=yes}}

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| EpisodeNumber = 8 | EpisodeNumber2 = 2 | Title = Manna From Heaven | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1987|03|05|df=yes}}

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| EpisodeNumber = 9 | EpisodeNumber2 = 3 | Title = I Dreamt I Dwelt In Parish Halls | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1987|03|12|df=yes}}

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| EpisodeNumber = 10 | EpisodeNumber2 = 4 | Title = Babes and Sucklings | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1987|03|19|df=yes}}

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| EpisodeNumber = 11 | EpisodeNumber2 = 5 | Title = The Patience of Job | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1987|03|26|df=yes}}

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| EpisodeNumber = 12 | EpisodeNumber2 = 6 | Title = Like Father Like Son | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1987|04|02|df=yes}}

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=Series 3 (1988)=

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| EpisodeNumber = 13 | EpisodeNumber2 = 1 | Title = Where My Caravan Has Rested | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1988|04|11|df=yes}}