Directed by:
Richard LoncraineScreenplay:
Michael PalinCinematography:
Peter HannanCast:
Michael Palin, Maggie Smith, Trevor Howard, Denholm Elliott, David Suchet, Michael Hordern, Roland Culver, Timothy Spall, John Barrett, Frances Barber (more)Plots(1)
In the early 20th Century, devout Reverend Charles Fortesque returns to England from his missionary work in Africa and, despite plans to marry his childhood sweetheart, receives a most unusual assignment: minister to the local prostitutes, located in the worst area of town. A wealthy married patron (Maggie Smith) offers to help improve his station, on the condition that he also minister to her& in the bedroom! (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Michael Palin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/647/161647256_0ac28d.jpg)
Michael Palin
UK
Best movies:
Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl (1982) (theatrical recording)
Life of Brian (1979)
Not the Messiah: He's a Very Naughty Boy (2010) (theatrical recording)
![Maggie Smith](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/422/162422073_3fca11.jpg)
Maggie Smith
UK
Best movies:
![Trevor Howard](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/653/164653304_74e93f.jpg)
Trevor Howard
UK
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
Gandhi (1982)
Brief Encounter (1945)
![Denholm Elliott](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267410_7cbbf8.jpg)
Denholm Elliott
UK
Best movies:
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
Bangkok Hilton (1989) (series)
![David Suchet](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270432_7bae78.jpg)
David Suchet
UK
Best movies:
Peter Pan Goes Wrong (2016) (TV movie) - narrator
The Hollow Crown (2012) (series)
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC (2016) (theatrical recording)
![Michael Hordern](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/527/161527020_25ef13.jpg)
Michael Hordern
UK
Best movies:
Gandhi (1982)
Shogun (1980) (series)
Barry Lyndon (1975)
![Roland Culver](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272336_8621b8.jpg)
Roland Culver
UK
Best movies:
To Each His Own (1946)
Thunderball (1965)
The Adventures of Colonel Blimp (1943)
![Timothy Spall](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271670_fda240.jpg)
Timothy Spall
UK
Best movies:
The King's Speech (2010)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
The Last Samurai (2003)
John Barrett
UK
Best movies:
O Lucky Man! (1973)
It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet (1975)
Far from the Madding Crowd (1967)
![Frances Barber](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/829/157829328_a03851.jpg)
Frances Barber
UK
Best movies:
King Lear (2008) (TV movie)
A Zed & Two Noughts (1985)
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
David Leland
UK
Best movies:
Julius Caesar (1970)
When Saturday Comes (1996)
The Missionary (1982)
![Hugh Fraser](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273780_f0a791.jpg)
Hugh Fraser
UK
Best movies:
Sharpe's Battle (1995) (TV movie)
Sharpe's Siege (1996) (TV movie)
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
![Sophie Thompson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/320/164320429_623232.jpg)
Sophie Thompson
UK
Best movies:
Present Laughter (2019) (theatrical recording)
Jonathan Creek (1997) (series)
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
![Anton Lesser](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/218/162218512_e609c4.jpg)
Anton Lesser
UK
Best movies:
Endeavour (2012) (series)
The Hollow Crown (2012) (series)
Ripper Street (2012) (series)
Neil Innes
UK
Best movies:
Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl (1982) (theatrical recording)
Life of Brian (1979)
Not the Messiah: He's a Very Naughty Boy (2010) (theatrical recording)
![Arthur Howard](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/540/161540208_06e45a.jpg)
Arthur Howard
UK
Best movies:
The Great Manhunt (1950)
Footsteps in the Fog (1955)
The Shoes of the Fisherman (1968)
Derrick O'Connor
Ireland
Best movies:
Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)
Brazil (1985)
Hope and Glory (1987)
![Phoebe Nicholls](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/439/160439283_4fe693.gif)
Phoebe Nicholls
UK
Best movies:
The Elephant Man (1980)
Endeavour (2012) (series)
Hawking (2004) (TV movie)
![Graham Crowden](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/446/160446869_a62424.jpg)
Graham Crowden
UK
Best movies:
Out of Africa (1985)
Much Ado About Nothing (1984) (TV movie)
O Lucky Man! (1973)
![David Dixon](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/780/160780288_297a29.jpg)
David Dixon
UK
Best movies:
Anna Karenina (2000) (series)
The Missionary (1982)
A Touch of Frost (1992) (series)