At its heart is Reverend Adam Smallbone (played brilliantly by Tom Hollander ), a man who is a "man first and a man of God second". Adam is flawed, prone to petty vanity, and often found nursing a cigarette or a drink—making him refreshingly human.

The world of St. Saviour’s is populated by a cast of eccentric but deeply believable characters:

: A character defined by his hilarious frustration at being the only one who truly knows the liturgy. 3. Truth Over Tropes