The Missionary

5.6

90 minutes

11/2/1982

Overview

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.

Cast List

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
Hugh Walters
as Fermleigh's Doctor
Derrick O'Connor
as Gym Trainer
Neil Innes
as Singer at Gin Palace
David Leland
as Long Haired Man at Gin Palace
Sophie Thompson
as Mission Girl
Frances Barber
as Mission Girl
Tony Steedman
as Lord Quimby
Damaris Hayman
as Lady Quimby
Anton Lesser
as Young Man at Shoot
David Dixon
as Young Man at Shoot
Frank Mills
as Sir Cyril Everidge
Charles McKeown
as Friend of Raggy Masterson
Julian Curry
as Friend of Raggy Masterson
Hugh Fraser
as Wedding Usher
Peter Bourke
as Best Man
Arthur Howard
as Fermleigh's Butler
Anne-Marie Marriott
as Fitzbanks' Maid
Dawn Archibald
as Mission Girl
Ceri Jackson
as Mission Girl
Janine Lesley
as Mission Girl
Sasha Mitchell
as Mission Girl
Francine Morgan
as Mission Girl
Sally Watkins
as Mission Girl
John Barrett
as Old Man Outside Hotel