Hallelujah! (TV series)

Hallelujah! was a British sitcom made by Yorkshire Television for the ITV network and was broadcast from 1981-1984.

The series was set in a Salvation Army citadel in the fictional Yorkshire town of Brigthorpe. Captain Emily Ridley (Thora Hird) has been posted there, having been an active member of the Salvation Army for 42 years. Despite the town and residents being seemingly pleasant, Emily is determined to flush out sin from behind the net curtains. Assisting Emily are her niece Alice Meredith (Patsy Rowlands) and Brig Langton (Michael Aldridge), who made plenty of cameos throughout the show's run.

The programme was a repeat collaboration between Hird and the creator Dick Sharples, having worked together on the comedy series In Loving Memory between 1979 and 1986.

Series 1 (1981)

 * The Anniversary (3 Jun 81)
 * The Arrangement (10 Jun 81)
 * The Exchange (17 Jun 81)
 * The Visit (24 Jun 81)
 * The Proposal (1 Jul 81)
 * The Rivals (8 Jul 81)
 * The Wedding (15 Jul 81)

Series 2 (1983)

 * Retirement (29 Apr 83)
 * Repentance (6 May 83)
 * Counselling (13 May 83)
 * Poor Box (20 May 83)
 * Luncheon Club (27 May 83)
 * Mobile Canteen (3 Jun 83)
 * Struck Down (10 Jun 83)

Series 3 (1984)

 * Marching Orders (2 Nov 84)
 * Just A Song At Twilight (9 Nov 09)
 * Holy Deadlock (16 Nov 84)
 * The Snake Pit : Part 1 (23 Nov 84)
 * The Snake Pit : Part 2 (30 Nov 84)
 * Rock Bottom (7 Dec 84)
 * It Happened One Night (14 Dec 84)
 * A Goose For Mrs Scrathit (21 Dec 84)

DVD release
A single episode of Hallelujah! has been released by Network DVD on a DVD called Classic ITV Christmas Comedy. However Network still has aspirations to releasing a 3-disc set of the complete series of the show in the future.

Hallelujah! has been released in Australia by Acorn Media Australia. It has been released as a boxset with all 3 series plus the Christmas special. It has been released as an all region DVD (PAL).