Popetown (2005)
Overview
Popetown is a controversial animated sitcom, billed by its producers as "Father Ted meets South Park", following the doodles and scribblings of a student at school during a lesson. His drawings depict the life of Father Nicholas, who lives in a Vatican City parody referred to as "Popetown". He is charged with being the handler for the Pope who is a complete nincompoop with the emotional and mental maturity of a four-year-old. Father Nicholas must keep the Pope out of trouble, and make sure the general public does not find out that the Holy Father is a drooling idiot. Other characters include a priest who is a sexual deviant, and a trio of corrupt cardinals who secretly run Popetown and attempt to get rich behind the Pope's back. These and other elements caused the show to be extremely controversial.
Details
- Type
- TV Show
- Original title
- Popetown
- Released
- 2005-06-08
- Runtime
- 30m
- Status
- Ended
- Director
- Isabelle Dubernet
- Quality
- HD
- Production
- BBC
- Network
- BBC Three
- Language
- English
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 10
