The Missionary
The Missionary
Release: 1982-11-02
·Runtime: 90m
·★ 5.5
Comedy
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.
Production Countries
United Kingdom
Production Companies
Handmade Films
Columbia Pictures
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Michael Palin
as The Reverend Charles Fortescue
Trevor Howard
as Lord Henry Ames
Graham Crowden
as Fitzbanks
Derrick O'Connor
as Gym Trainer
Neil Innes
as Singer at Gin Palace
Rosamund Greenwood
as Lady Fermleigh
Dawn Archibald
as Mission Girl
Denholm Elliott
as The Bishop of London
Hugh Walters
as Fermleigh's Doctor
Damaris Hayman
as Lady Quimby
Timothy Spall
as Parswell
Tricia George
as Ada
Frances Barber
as Mission Girl
Charles McKeown
as Friend of Raggy Masterson
John Barrett
as Old Man Outside Hotel
Sophie Thompson
as Mission Girl
Tony Steedman
as Lord Quimby
Frank Mills
as Sir Cyril Everidge
David Suchet
as Corbett
Roland Culver
as Lord Fermleigh
Tilly Vosburgh
as Fermleigh's Maid
Janine Duvitski
as Millicent
David Leland
as Long Haired Man at Gin Palace
Arthur Howard
as Fermleigh's Butler
Maggie Smith
as Lady Isabel Ames
Phoebe Nicholls
as Deborah Fitzbanks
Michael Hordern
as Slatterthewaite/Narrator
David Dixon
as Young Man at Shoot
Hugh Fraser
as Wedding Usher
Anton Lesser
as Young Man at Shoot