Reverend Percival Peabody
2 primary works
Book 1
Reverend Percival Peabody is a well meaning, innocent, long-suffering, accident prone vicar rapidly approaching a mid life crisis and he has the unenviable task of tending to his wayward parish of Lower South-Borough. Any semblance of order falls by the wayside as his fondness for the quintessential pastime of bowling continually disrupts his well balanced life with hilarious results. Set against the backdrop of the village bowls club during a summer season, his patience, virtue and tolerance are tested to the limit by the rebellious members. It will take more than an Act of God to thwart the villagers' mischief making but he is determined to save their failing virtue. Percy also owns a rather disturbed moggie which is always in the wrong place at the wrong time as he struggles to maintain his rapidly deteriorating sanity. Beyond any saving grace, Rollo the vicarage cat carves a path of wilful destruction at every opportunity, wreaking havoc to all of Percy's best laid plans.
Book 2
Reverend Percival Peabody still has the unenviable task of guiding his flock in the sleepy village of Lower South-Borough as Rollo the vicarage cat, continues to run rampant around the parish, master of all he surveys. The summer season has passed by leaving in its wake a disturbing picture of raunchy relatives, senior moments, cross-dressing accountants, drunken promoters, madcap holiday capers and a saucy streaker. It's time for a change as Percy once again gathers his temperamental, flirtatious and potentially insane parishioners in preparation for the onset of winter. With a firm grip on his bible Percy leads from the front, but falls ever further adrift of the pace as the tether on his sanity slowly slips along with his halo. Unfortunately for him, pursuits of passion, the love of one-upmanship, playful shenanigans and sheer mayhem once again systematically reduce all previously arranged and well organised plans to total chaos.