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The Rev
Once, Neil Marlow's life was a spontaneous festival of frivolity, friends and funk music. Now, it's one of OAPs, weekly bingo and ready-meals. Neil Marlow (aka The Rev) has chosen a life of the cloth above a life of liberalism. Like so many before him, he is convinced that his sexuality and extroverted personality are incompatible with his religious beliefs. This is the story of that struggle. The struggle of repression and rejection, of the vain attempt to leave a part of himself behind in the belief that he will somehow be happier if he inhibits his true self.
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Once, Neil Marlow's life was a spontaneous festival of frivolity, friends and funk music. Now, it's one of OAPs, weekly bingo and ready-meals. Neil Marlow (aka The Rev) has chosen a life of the cloth above a life of liberalism. Like so many before him, he is convinced that his sexuality and extroverted personality are incompatible with his religious beliefs. This is the story of that struggle. The struggle of repression and rejection, of the vain attempt to leave a part of himself behind in the belief that he will somehow be happier if he inhibits his true self.
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Genre:Comedy
Written By:Fabia Martin
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Runtime:16 minutes
Studio:BFI Network, Watersmeet Productions
Cast
Fabia Martin
Director
Jack Holden
Rev Neil Marlow
Nigel Thomas
James Hamilton-Smythe
Sally Saunders
Mrs. Pearce
Chris Gallarus
Roger Prior
Tamsin Fessey
Eliza Hamilton-Smythe
Ekow Quartey
Mike
John Dalton
Mr. Soames
Cohen Bates
Thomas Hamilton-Smythe
Betty Bestall
Jenny Hamilton-Smythe
Joanna O'Hare
Suzy
Jerome Swan
Mr. Millet
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