The Missionary (1982)

Name: The Missionary
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1982-11-02
Duration: 90 min
Cast: Michael Palin, Maggie Smith, Trevor Howard, Denholm Elliott, Graham Crowden

In 1905, after 10 years of missionary work in Africa, the Rev. Charles Fortesque is recalled to England, where his bishop gives him his new assignment - to minister to London's prostitutes.

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Released 1982-11-02 · 90 min · Comedy

Directed by Richard Loncraine

Cast

Michael Palin as The Reverend Charles Fortescue
Maggie Smith as Lady Isabel Ames
Trevor Howard as Lord Henry Ames
Denholm Elliott as The Bishop of London
Graham Crowden as Fitzbanks
Phoebe Nicholls as Deborah Fitzbanks
Michael Hordern as Slatterthewaite/Narrator
David Suchet as Corbett
Timothy Spall as Parswell
Tricia George as Ada
Valerie Whittington as Emmeline
Roland Culver as Lord Fermleigh
Rosamund Greenwood as Lady Fermleigh
Janine Duvitski as Millicent
Tilly Vosburgh as Fermleigh's Maid