Episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
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| 01 | Bad Faith | 20080730 | 20100205 | Series of plays by Peter Jukes about Jake Thorne, a Methodist minister and police chaplain who is battling with his own demons at the same time as trying to resolve the problems of his parishioners. As a police chaplain, it is Jake Thorne's job to offer counselling and comfort to officers in trouble, victims and young offenders. But Jake is the epitome of a bad priest. He's lost his faith and has decided, as a test for God, to behave appallingly towards those he's supposed to help. Jake Thorne....Lenny Henry Michael....Danny Sapani Ruth Thorne....Jenny Jules Isaac Thorne....Oscar James Helen....Helen Longworth Denise....Rosie Cavaliero Chantelle....Kerri Mclean Declan....Ben Crowe TJ....Daniel Anderson Barry....Edward Clayton Producer Steven Canny Executive Producer Simon Elmes. Police chaplain Jake Thorne has lost his faith and behaves appropriately. But Jake has lost his faith and has decided, as a test for God, to behave appallingly towards those he is supposed to help. Yet despite his unworthy behaviour, he unwittingly demonstrates that he has another, less sinful side. |
| 02 | Vengeance Is Mine | 20100212 | Jake gets involved in a restorative justice programme which tries to reconcile a bereaved mother and the woman responsible for killing her daughter. Jake Thorne....Lenny Henry Michael....Danny Sapani Isaac Thorne....Oscar James Suzanne Bloomberg....Tracy-ann Oberman Barry....Edward Clayton Estelle....Lolita Chakrabarti Stacey....Kerri Mclean Tricia....Tessa Nicholson Other parts by Kate Layden and Melissa Advani. Producer Steven Canny Executive Producer Simon Elmes. Jake gets involved in a restorative justice programme. | |
| 02 | Vengeance Is Mine | 20100212 | Jake gets involved in a restorative justice programme which tries to reconcile a bereaved mother and the woman responsible for killing her daughter. Jake Thorne....Lenny Henry Michael....Danny Sapani Isaac Thorne....Oscar James Suzanne Bloomberg....Tracy-ann Oberman Barry....Edward Clayton Estelle....Lolita Chakrabarti Stacey....Kerri Mclean Tricia....Tessa Nicholson Other parts by Kate Layden and Melissa Advani. Producer Steven Canny Executive Producer Simon Elmes. Jake gets involved in a restorative justice programme. | |
| 03 | The Fire This Time | 20100219 | Jake takes on his arch rival and nemesis Bishop Elias Wright in a battle over the soul of a mentally unstable parishioner, fighting the good fight against homophobia and Islamophobia along the way. Jake Thorne....Lenny Henry Michael....Danny Sapani Ruth Thorne....Jenny Jules Vincent Ngomwe....Jimmy Akingbola Rev Elias Wright....Cyril Nri Chief Supt Khan....Vincent Ebrahim Firearms Officer....Melissa Advani Radio Voice....Rhys Jennings Producer Mary Peate Executive Producer Simon Elmes. Jake takes on his arch rival and nemesis Bishop Elias Wright. | |
| 04 LAST | Nothing Sacred * | 20100226 | Jake counsels a policeman who has lost his memory of a fatal blaze, while Jake's father, Isaac, slipping into dementia, seems intent on wreaking revenge on the whole world, and particularly his own son. Jake Thorne....Lenny Henry Michael....Danny Sapani Ruth Thorne....Jenny Jules Producer Mary Peate Executive Producer Simon Elmes. Jake counsels a policeman who has lost his memory of a fatal blaze. | |
| 01 | Unoriginal Sin | 20110930 | After the death of his father and the breakdown of his marriage, Jake needed to get away from home, so he has accepted his old friend Sufiq Khan's invitation to come on secondment as Police Chaplain to Khan's West Yorkshire division. Jake arrives in his new posting the week before Christmas with a mission is to clean up a rough division, but he is immediately plunged into the question of original sin as an 11 year old is investigated for murder. Jake Thorne - Lenny Henry Chief Supt Sufiq Khan - Vincent Ebrahim Father Frank Gilligan - John Rowe Kevin Stanhope - Conrad Nelson Alyssa Mayes - Seroca Davis Edie Gosling - Nadine Marshall Tony Wingard - Clive Russell Amanda Copley - Alex Tregear French Woman - Susie Riddell directed by Mary Peate. | |
| 02 | Insha'allah | 20111007 | by Peter Jukes Insha'Allah Jake is three months into his secondment in West Yorkshire; it's Spring and love is in the air, but during an investigation into a missing Muslim teenager, Jake gives out more information than he should, unleashing violent elements beyond his control. Jake Thorne - Lenny Henry Edie Gosling - Nadine Marshall Kevin Stanhope - Conrad Nelson Alyssa Mayes - Seroca Davis Tony Wingard - Clive Russell Chief Supt Sufiq Khan - Vincent Ebrahim Azad Hasan - Pushpinder Chani Marianne Brown - Claire Benedict Omar Mohammed - Peter Polycarpou Traffic Police Officer - Carl Prekopp directed by Mary Peate. The hunt is on for a missing Muslim teenager. | |
| 03 | Opiate Of The Masses | 20111014 | by Peter Jukes Opiate Of The Masses Six months into his secondment, Jake is still living at the homeless shelter with his best friend Tony. Thrown into a hostage crisis and an exorcism, with suspicions about the circumstances of his father's death and allegations of drug dealing by his friend swirling around, Jake finds all his demons are coming home at the same time. Jake Thorne - Lenny Henry Tony Wingard - Clive Russell Chief Supt Sufiq Khan - Vincent Ebrahim Kevin Stanhope - Conrad Nelson Marianne Brown - Claire Benedict Sakina Bellingham - Vineeta Rishi Jesse Thorne - Ray Fearon Isaac Thorne - Oscar James Amanda Copley - Alex Tregear Nurse/Radiologist - Susie Riddell directed by Mary Peate. Thrown into a hostage crisis and an exorcism, Jake finds all his demons are coming home. | |
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| 02 | Vengeance Is Mine |
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