A Country Parish
Encyclopedia
A Country Parish is a British
television
documentary
made by Tiger Aspect Productions
for BBC2 which was first broadcast in 2003. The programme concerns the life of Jamie Allen
who at the beginning of the series is a young, proactive curate
from a working-class background in a none too prosperous Midlands town (Nuneaton
).
However much to his surprise, he is suddenly made rector
of a wealthy, long standing and beautiful parish in the heart of rural Wiltshire
. He is very much not what was expected by the parishioners and the series follows the new rector as he tries to win them over. (The Wiltshire
parish was Seend
, Bulkington
and Poulshot, bordering Salisbury Plain
.)
United Kingdom
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television
Television
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documentary
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
made by Tiger Aspect Productions
Tiger Aspect Productions
Tiger Aspect Productions is a British television production company, particularly noted for its situation comedies. Co-founded by producer Peter Bennett-Jones, its productions have included popular hits such as The Vicar of Dibley and Mr. Bean...
for BBC2 which was first broadcast in 2003. The programme concerns the life of Jamie Allen
Jamie Allen (priest)
Jamie Allen is an Anglican priest from England whose work in a rural Wiltshire parish was covered by the British television documentary and reality television programme A Country Parish....
who at the beginning of the series is a young, proactive curate
Curate
A curate is a person who is invested with the care or cure of souls of a parish. In this sense "curate" correctly means a parish priest but in English-speaking countries a curate is an assistant to the parish priest...
from a working-class background in a none too prosperous Midlands town (Nuneaton
Nuneaton
Nuneaton is the largest town in the Borough of Nuneaton and Bedworth and in the English county of Warwickshire.Nuneaton is most famous for its associations with the 19th century author George Eliot, who was born on a farm on the Arbury Estate just outside Nuneaton in 1819 and lived in the town for...
).
However much to his surprise, he is suddenly made rector
Rector
The word rector has a number of different meanings; it is widely used to refer to an academic, religious or political administrator...
of a wealthy, long standing and beautiful parish in the heart of rural Wiltshire
Wiltshire
Wiltshire is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire. It contains the unitary authority of Swindon and covers...
. He is very much not what was expected by the parishioners and the series follows the new rector as he tries to win them over. (The Wiltshire
Wiltshire
Wiltshire is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire. It contains the unitary authority of Swindon and covers...
parish was Seend
Seend
Seend is a village and civil parish about south-east of the market town of Melksham, Wiltshire. The parish includes the hamlets of Seend Cleeve, Seend Head and The Stocks.Seend village is on a hilltop more than above sea level...
, Bulkington
Bulkington, Wiltshire
Bulkington is a village and a civil parish in Wiltshire, England. The village is about west of Devizes and a similar distance southeast of Melksham.Most of the local children go to primary school in Keevil...
and Poulshot, bordering Salisbury Plain
Salisbury Plain
Salisbury Plain is a chalk plateau in central southern England covering . It is part of the Southern England Chalk Formation and largely lies within the county of Wiltshire, with a little in Hampshire. The plain is famous for its rich archaeology, including Stonehenge, one of England's best known...
.)