The Missionary

5.6
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Run time: 90 min
  • Premiere: 1982. November 2.

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.

Discover

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

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

Frances Barber

Mission Girl

Tony Steedman

Lord Quimby

Damaris Hayman

Lady Quimby

Anton Lesser

Young Man at Shoot

David Dixon

Young Man at Shoot

Frank Mills

Sir Cyril Everidge

Charles McKeown

Friend of Raggy Masterson

Julian Curry

Friend of Raggy Masterson

Hugh Fraser

Wedding Usher

Peter Bourke

Best Man

Arthur Howard

Fermleigh's Butler

Anne-Marie Marriott

Fitzbanks' Maid

Dawn Archibald

Mission Girl

Ceri Jackson

Mission Girl

Janine Lesley

Mission Girl

Sasha Mitchell

Mission Girl

Francine Morgan

Mission Girl

Sally Watkins

Mission Girl

John Barrett

Old Man Outside Hotel

Art

Norman Garwood

Art Direction

Peter Verard

Construction Manager

George Ball

Property Master

Keith Pain

Assistant Art Director

Maggie Gray

Assistant Art Director

Ian Whittaker

Set Decoration

Les Benson

Dressing Prop

Norman Garwood

Production Design

Camera

Colin Davidson

Focus Puller

Dewi Humphreys

Camera Operator

David Farrell

Still Photographer

Stefan Stankowski

Clapper Loader

Peter Hannan

Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

Ramon Gow

Hair Supervisor

Ronnie Cogan

Hairdresser

Keith Denny

Wardrobe Supervisor

Sandra Exelby

Makeup Artist

Ken Lintott

Makeup Supervisor

Rosemary Lis

Wardrobe Assistant

Jane Hamilton

Assistant Costume Designer

Frank Vinall

Wardrobe Assistant

Ken Lintott

Makeup Designer

Shuna Harwood

Costume Design

Crew

Lee Apsey

Carpenter

Peter Hannan

Cinematography

Directing

Alison Thorne

Continuity

Derek Harrington

Third Assistant Director

Gary White

First Assistant Director

Bobby Wright

Second Assistant Director

Chris Thompson

Third Assistant Director

Editing

Paul Green

Editor

Lighting

Chuck Finch

Gaffer

Production

Michael Palin

Producer

Denis O'Brien

Executive Producer

George Harrison

Executive Producer

Joanna Collins

Location Manager

Graham Ford

Production Manager

Eva Hernandez

Production Runner

Wendy Tayler

Publicist

Irene Lamb

Casting Director

Sound

John Ralph

Boom Operator

Bryan Tilling

Dialogue Editor

Mike Moran

Original Music Composer

Writing

Art

Norman Garwood

Art Direction

Peter Verard

Construction Manager

George Ball

Property Master

Keith Pain

Assistant Art Director

Maggie Gray

Assistant Art Director

Ian Whittaker

Set Decoration

Les Benson

Dressing Prop

Norman Garwood

Production Design

Camera

Colin Davidson

Focus Puller

Dewi Humphreys

Camera Operator

David Farrell

Still Photographer

Stefan Stankowski

Clapper Loader

Peter Hannan

Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

Ramon Gow

Hair Supervisor

Ronnie Cogan

Hairdresser

Keith Denny

Wardrobe Supervisor

Sandra Exelby

Makeup Artist

Ken Lintott

Makeup Supervisor

Rosemary Lis

Wardrobe Assistant

Jane Hamilton

Assistant Costume Designer

Frank Vinall

Wardrobe Assistant

Ken Lintott

Makeup Designer

Shuna Harwood

Costume Design

Crew

Lee Apsey

Carpenter

Peter Hannan

Cinematography

Directing

Alison Thorne

Continuity

Derek Harrington

Third Assistant Director

Gary White

First Assistant Director

Bobby Wright

Second Assistant Director

Chris Thompson

Third Assistant Director

Editing

Paul Green

Editor

Lighting

Chuck Finch

Gaffer

Production

Michael Palin

Producer

Denis O'Brien

Executive Producer

George Harrison

Executive Producer

Joanna Collins

Location Manager

Graham Ford

Production Manager

Eva Hernandez

Production Runner

Wendy Tayler

Publicist

Irene Lamb

Casting Director

Sound

John Ralph

Boom Operator

Bryan Tilling

Dialogue Editor

Mike Moran

Original Music Composer

Writing