Seven Deadly Sins Episode Guide

Episode Guide

• Covetousness

  The series concludes with a discussion on the sin of covetousness, asking whether it is an inevitable consequence of a capitalist, materialistic society. Featuring contributions from advertising men, a former prison governor, a crook and two priests

• Envy

  Report on the role of envy in modern society, including an investigation into how it sometimes overlaps with generosity in the political arena, and a profile of a former recluse who now does hospital work

• Gluttony

  A look at gluttony as seen through the film and television archives, featuring footage from a turn-of-the-century Police PR film, an interview with an anorexic and mealtime pictures during the war

• Lust

  Ron Bendell examines the basic instinct of lust, from saucy seaside postcards of the 1920s to pornography of the present day. A Bodmin Moor man who has fathered 19 children discusses his natural urges, while a WI pantomime troupe perform a striptease to give their audience an extra thrill

• Pride

  Examination of the sins in modern terms. The first programme takes an amusing but sometimes chilling look at pride, featuring an 80-year-old gypsy queen, the country's sexiest roadsweeper and a chat with a retired gangster

• Sloth

  An irreverent look at the sin of sloth, including archive footage of the Elephant Fair and a trip above the clouds

• Wrath

  Ron Bendell uncovers the mysteries surrounding wrath, the sixth deadly sin, with moving contributions from war veteran Lieutenant Colonel Gavin Douglas, gangster and notorious hardman Dave Courtney, Canon John Spence, and Bartley Gorman V : king of the gypsies