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Release Date: 17/11/2025

Edition: Normal
Genre: Drama
Region Code: Blu-ray B
Certificate: 15
Label: BFI
Actors: Cathy Tyson, Paul Barber, James Ellis, Lesley Sharp, Robert Pugh, Rio Fanning, Linus Roache, Christine Tremarco, Robert Carlyle, Tom Wilkinson
Director: Antonia Bird
Number of Discs: 1
Duration: 108 minutes
Audio Languages: English

At his new parish in inner-city Liverpool, eager young priest Father Greg (Linus Roache) clashes with his colleague Father Matthew (Tom Wilkinson, In the Bedroom) over his progressive politics and disregard for his vow of celibacy. But soon, Father Greg's harsh judgement is directed inwards as he grapples with his attraction to a man, and his faith is tested when he learns of a young girl's abuse in the confessional. On its release, the film was widely condemned by the Church for its depiction of Catholicism, with calls to ban its theatrical release and boycotts of theatres screening the film. While some saw it as blasphemous, others praised it for its bold and confronting lens on the scandals and contradictions within the Catholic institution.

Special Features: Booklet, Documentaries: 'The Priest' (1953); 'Jimmy McGovern Remembers... 'Priest'' (2015); 'The Take: Scene by Scene - 'Priest'' (1999)., Interviews: The Guardian Interview: Antonia Bird (1995); Linus Roache (actor)., The BAFTA & BFI Screenwriters' Lecture Series: Jimmy McGovern (2016).