Popetown: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

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 always referred to by his title, and never given any name) 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.

Series details

• Title: Popetown
• Format: Animation
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 2005-06-08
• Final broadcast date listed: 2005-08-10
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Bravo
• Network country: New Zealand
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 4.2/10
• TVMaze ID: 4997

Cast and credited roles

• Bob Mortimer — Father Nicholas
• Ruby Wax — The Pope
• Morwenna Banks — Sister Marie
• Jerry Hall — Sister Penelope
• Matt Lucas — Cardinal One
• Kevin Eldon — Cardinal Two
• Simon Greenall — Cardinal Three
• Ben Miller — The Priest
• Rhys Thomas — The Kid

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2005-06-08; final listed air date 2005-08-10; episode order: 10.

Source and licence

Adapted from Popetown on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.