Broken
Sean Bean heads an impressive cast in this poignant and powerful series centered around Father Michael Kerrigan, a Catholic priest presiding over an urban parish in northern England. Father Michael must be a confidant, counsellor and confessor to a congregation struggling to reconcile its beliefs with the challenges of daily life in contemporary Britain. With a chequered past and a complicated relationship with his own family, the priest is determined to help his parishioners through their troubles. Despite his best efforts, Father Michael can't always fix what's broken in their lives.
Broken Previous Broadcasts
Father Michael (Episode #106H)
KQED Plus: Wed, Feb 6, 2019 -- 10:32 PM
Father Michael confesses to Father Flaherty that he feels unsuitable as a priest, due to his painful flashbacks each time he celebrates the eucharist, and announces he will resign when his mother dies. Father Michael helps Chloe and her two teenage brothers, orphaned after their mother's suicide. Chloe angrily takes a sledge-hammer to the gambling machines to which her mother had been addicted. Father Michael fears she will end up in prison unless she stops her rampages, and therefore incites his parishioners to join in wrecking the machines. Police officer Andrew's truthful testimony in court convinces a jury that Helen's son Vernon had been unlawfully killed. Father Michael's mother dies and he conducts her funeral, where the support of the people he has saved reconciles him to his role as priest.
Repeat Broadcasts:
- KQED Plus: Sun, Feb 10, 2019 -- 5:00 AM
- KQED Plus: Sat, Feb 9, 2019 -- 11:00 PM
- KQED Plus: Thu, Feb 7, 2019 -- 4:32 AM
Carl (Episode #105H)
KQED Plus: Sat, Feb 2, 2019 -- 11:00 PM
Helen's devout brother, Daniel, having just arrived from Trinidad for his nephew Vernon's funeral, encounters homosexual neighbour Carl and clashes violently with him. Carl threatens to charge Daniel with a hate crime offence unless he apologises. Father Michael tries to mediate but it is ultimately Helen who is the peacemaker.
Repeat Broadcasts:
- KQED Plus: Sun, Feb 3, 2019 -- 5:00 AM