Father Ed Brennan is a fictional character portrayed by Michael Cumpsty in the TV series Boardwalk Empire.
In the first episode they appeared in, titled The Age of Reason (season 2), they were 51 years old.
They appear in 6 episodes out of a total of 56 aired
Episodes6
The Age of Reason
episode S2.E6 october 2011Lucy's water breaks and labor starts; guilt overpowers Van Alden while at the hospital. Nucky's racketeering case gets sent to federal court where someone uses a New Jersey senator to pull some strings. Having reached the age of reason, Margaret's son makes his first confession, and the priest wants her to set an example; Nucky warns her not to trust the sanctity of the confessional. Owen's cheekiness seems limitless. Jimmy spots Manny's lieutenant on the boardwalk with Nucky; a series of crosses, double-crosses, and confrontations follow.
Georgia Peaches
episode S2.E10 november 2011Jimmy's supporters fail to break up Chalky's strikers and negotiations fail as Margaret thinks she can buy Emily's recovery and Manny Horvitz exacts revenge.
Under God's Power She Flourishes
episode S2.E11 december 2011Jimmy's experiences at Princeton are seen in flashback, Margaret tries to deal with her guilt, and Doyle tries unsuccessfully to wheel and deal.
To the Lost
episode S2.E12 december 2011Jimmy tries to make things right with Nucky, the KKK murderers get justice, and Nucky marries Margaret to avoid her testimony at his trial.
Resolution
episode S3.E1 september 2012Season 3 premiere. Nucky makes a New Year's resolution; Margaret eyes a hospital expansion; Gillian builds a new business; Van Alden calls a gangster's bluff.
Bone for Tuna
episode S3.E3 september 2012Gyp and his crew choke off the northbound road to New York and forces Nucky to come to an accommodation as he also tries to muscle into AC's prostitution.
- The Age of Reason
- Georgia Peaches
- Under God's Power She Flourishes
- To the Lost
- Resolution
- Bone for Tuna