Hallelujah!

Hallelujah is one of those sitcoms that seems to have vanished into the past. From an era when a host of quality sitcoms were created with memorable characters and story lines, Hallelujah does not shine as brightly as some of those great shows, but it does still have a lot going for it. Thora Hird was a magical character actress, a true British institution, and here she delivers some genuinely funny moments, as well as some warmer, sadder ones. Beautifully backed up by Patsy Rowlands, so often one of the Carry on team who had smaller parts, it was great to see her build the character of Alice.

I applaud the creators for making a sitcom about the Salvation Army, not a subject matter many would jump to when creating a situation for laughs. Of the two series I preferred the first, mainly because of the brashness that Rosamund Greenwood brought, a very funny woman that Rhoda Hird bounced off beautifully. The rants of 'silly bitch' so out of place and so funny.

Great opening credits and music, the show has a very good feel good factor, well worth seeing. 7/10.