Popetown

Season 1 Episode 2: State Visit

Jun 15, 2005 TV-14 30m 3.7

The Cardinals are hoping to secure a 'sponsorship deal' with the pending visit of a head of state and his darling wife. Problem is, this head of state is a gun toting dictator, and his only interests are seeing that his wife is pleased, and killing people who displease his wife. Father Nicholas has been given the task of tidying up the Pope prior to their arrival. Pope however has been attempting a record-breaking stint of going unwashed for 3 months!

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Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 1 The Double

Aired: Jun 8, 2005

A group of disabled children are coming to meet the Pope and perform, but the...

Episode 2 State Visit

Aired: Jun 15, 2005

The Cardinals are hoping to secure a 'sponsorship deal' with the pending visi...

Episode 3 The Big Fight

3. The Big Fight

Aired: Jun 22, 2005

It's the Pope's birthday, and Pope has the unusual tradition of performing a ...

Episode 4 Trapped

Aired: Jun 29, 2005

Spencer the monkey has disappeared from the Popetown Zoo, and the buildings o...

Episode 5 Possessed

Aired: Jul 6, 2005

Father Nicholas disrupts a hive of bees, and the resultant swarm seeks refuge...

Episode 6 The Beautiful Game

6. The Beautiful Game

Aired: Jul 13, 2005

The Cardinals want to capture the immense publicity of having the Pope as str...

Episode 7 A Family Affair

7. A Family Affair

Aired: Jul 22, 2005

Father Nicholas is having his mother come to visit.

She suffers fr...

Episode 8 Career Opportunity

8. Career Opportunity

Aired: Jul 27, 2005

Father Nicholas is having a bit of an identity crisis, and starts chasing a c...

Episode 9 Day Trip

Aired: Aug 3, 2005

It's Charity Day in Popetown, a day when the Cardinals drain visitors of t...

Episode 10 Derby Day

Aired: Aug 10, 2005

It's Derby Day at Popetown, the day when all the major religions come togethe...

Info about Popetown

Current Status: Ended

Network: BBC Three

Genres: Comedy, Animation