The writers were pleased with Rose Henderson's performance, and her menacing reaction when told that Ted would be unable to give mass gave them the idea that Sister Assumpta had a "hidden fierceness"; the character was brought back as a sadomasochistic Lent enforcer in the second-series episode "Cigarettes and Alcohol and Rollerblading". The mass was filmed in an actual church, which would not have been allowed after the first series.
The writers were delighted with Rose Henderson's portrayal, and her fierce reaction when told that Ted wouldn't be able to lead the congregation gave them the idea that Sister Assumpta had a "hidden intensity"; the character was revived as a sadomasochistic Lenten authority figure in the second-series episode "Cigarettes and Alcohol and Rollerblading". The mass was filmed on location in an actual church, which wouldn't have been allowed after the first season.