Hallelujah!
Captain Emily Ridley has been asked to retire from her position in the Salvation Army. She won't do it, and the Army has a dilemma, what to do with this overbearing woman that no one can escape when she gets stuck in on sinners.
- 1983-1984
- 2 seasons
- Comedy
Captain Emily Ridley has been asked to retire from her position in the Salvation Army. She won't do it, and the Army has a dilemma, what to do with this overbearing woman that no one can escape when she gets stuck in on sinners.
Season 1 Episode Guide
7 Episodes 1983
Episode 1
Retirement
23 mins
Emily Ridley has been a Captain in the Salvation Army for over 30 years. She is asked to retire and she refuses, so they post her to quiet, uneventful towns in Yorkshire where she won't bother anyone, or so they thought.
Episode 2
Repentance
23 mins
Emily's first small town is full of sinners (in her opinion) so she uses aggressive means to persuade them to beat the devil.
Episode 3
Counselling
24 mins
Emily is tasked with counseling the sinners, but her encounters with the people she counsels sends her determined to route out their sins.
Episode 4
Poor Box
24 mins
Emily's door-to-door collection to help the poor yields just over one pound.
Episode 5
Luncheon Club
24 mins
The new seniors luncheon club gets off to a good start with a bad ending.
Episode 6
Mobile Canteen
23 mins
The mobile canteen doesn't quite work out for Emily. She believes sin is everywhere and she goes to great lengths to push God on all who attend.
Episode 7
Struck Down
23 mins
Food poisoned by a ham sandwich from the mobile canteen, Emily is out of commission. Sister Alice and Dorothy run the show without her. The results are grim, as the two sisters are too easy on the sinners.