8.060 minSeason 1 • Episode 6
LatestFather Michael makes a confession and Chloe wreaks a devastating revenge.
Father Michael, a Catholic priest presiding over a Northern urban parish, who is modern, maverick, and reassuringly flawed, must be confidante, counselor and confessor to a congregation struggling to reconcile its beliefs with the challenges of daily life.
Acting
Bean's trembling humanity in every confessional.
Writing
Dialogue that sounds stolen from actual pub conversations.
Production
Manchester's grey skies as silent protagonist.
Sean Bean
Father Michael Kerrigan
Anna Friel
Christina Fitzsimmons
Paula Malcomson
Roz Demichelis
Adrian Dunbar
Father Peter Flaherty
Muna Otaru
Helen Oyenusi
Mark Stanley
P.C Andrew Powell
Aisling Loftus
P.C. Dawn Morris
Lauren Lyle
Chloe Demichelis
Vanessa Earl
Beth Kerrigan
Paul Copley
Joe Kerrigan
Steve Garti
Eddie Kerrigan
Jerome Holder
Vernon Oyenusi
Faye McKeever
Caroline Powell
Naomi Radcliffe
Pauline Pickering
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Bean's sister actually died young; he channelled that grief into Michael's buried trauma.
Created post-Catholic Church abuse scandals, it was BBC's deliberate counter to 'forgiveness' narratives—written by a priest's daughter, Jimmy McGovern.
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