Hallelujah! was a British sitcom made by Yorkshire Television for the ITV network and was broadcast from April 1983 to December 1984. The series was set in a Salvation Army citadel in the fictional Yorkshire town of Brigthorpe during series 1. Captain Emily Ridley 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. 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. The show even featured guest appearances from guest stars like Hird's Last of the Summer Wine co-star actor Michael Aldridge and television presenter & Countdown Legend Richard Whiteley Himself.
Seasons and episodes
2 seasons · 15 episodes
- 1S2 E1
Marching Orders
Apr 29, 198330 min
Captain Emily Ridley receives her marching orders to take up a new posting, but to where? To another northern Sodom or Gomorrah - or to the Salvation Army home for old soldiers?
- 2S2 E2
Just a Song at Twilight
May 6, 198330 min
Emily puts the Sally Army's reputation at stake when she agrees to compete in a musical festival - without a band, singers, or even a comb and paper!
- 3S2 E3
Holy Deadlock
May 13, 198330 min
Despite weeks of fighting the good fight, Emily still hasn't saved a single soul. Then she hits the jackpot of original sin.
- 4S2 E4
The Snake Pit (Part One)
Nov 23, 198430 min
Emily is convinced she is about to get her longawaited promotion, but what she actually gets is something rather different.
- 5S2 E5
The Snake Pit (Part Two)
Nov 30, 198430 min
Accused of running her citadel like a house of ill repute, Captain Emily Ridley's Sally Army career seems to be almost over...
- 6S2 E6
Rock Bottom
Jun 3, 198330 min
Songster, Alice Meredith tries to save a middle-aged dropout from himself, but is Brother Gibson quite what he appears?
Starring
- P
Patsy Rowlands
Sister Alice Meredith
Thora Hird
Captain Emily Ridley
David Daker
Brother Benjamin
Rosamund Greenwood
Sister Dorothy Smith
Garfield Morgan
Brig. Langton
Geoffrey Bayldon
Mr. Sedgewick
Derek Benfield
Andrew Gibson
Carmel McSharry
Mrs. Sedgewick
- T
Tessa Worsley
Annie Marshall
Tenniel Evans
Colonel Aspinall
- D
Danny O'Dea
Rodney Marshall (uncredited)
Frequently asked questions
- Where can I watch Hallelujah!?
- Hallelujah! is not currently listed on a streaming service in the US. Use the country picker on the page to check other markets.
- How many seasons of Hallelujah! are there?
- Hallelujah! has 2 seasons and 15 episodes. Status: Ended.
- Will there be a new season of Hallelujah!?
- Hallelujah! has ended; no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on December 21, 1984.
- Who stars in Hallelujah!?
- Hallelujah! stars Patsy Rowlands, Thora Hird, David Daker, Rosamund Greenwood, Garfield Morgan.
