Comedy
The Missionary
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.
Directed by Richard Loncraine, Denis O'Brien, George Harrison
56
User score
54 votes
Status
Released
Released
November 2, 1982
Runtime
1h 30m
Language
English, German
Top cast
Michael Palin
The Reverend Charles Fortescue
Maggie Smith
Lady Isabel Ames
Trevor Howard
Lord Henry Ames
Denholm Elliott
The Bishop of London
Graham Crowden
Fitzbanks
Phoebe Nicholls
Deborah Fitzbanks
Michael Hordern
Slatterthewaite/Narrator
David Suchet
Corbett
Timothy Spall
Parswell
Tricia George
Ada
Valerie Whittington
Emmeline
Roland Culver
Lord Fermleigh
Rosamund Greenwood
Lady Fermleigh
Janine Duvitski
Millicent
Tilly Vosburgh
Fermleigh's Maid
Hugh Walters
Fermleigh's Doctor
Derrick O'Connor
Gym Trainer
Neil Innes
Singer at Gin Palace
David Leland
Long Haired Man at Gin Palace
Sophie Thompson
Mission Girl
