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MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Brief Nudity, Adult Situations, Not For Children, Adult Language, Adult Humor Movie Release: 1982 DVD Release: 04/01/2003 Format: DVD - Pan and Scan - Closed Captioned Audio Tracks: English Subtitles: English, French, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 27 mins Studio: MGM Members Wishing: 1 Genres: Comedy, Satire, Religious Comedy

Michael Palin wrote and stars in this comedy as The Reverend Charles Fortescue, an unassuming missionary called back to England after spending ten years in Africa teaching children in a native village. Upon arriving in London, he finds that his new assignment is to take charge of a slum mission for prostitutes. He obtains money for the running of the mission from a wealthy woman, Lady Ames (Maggie Smith), whom he meets on the boat sailing to England from Africa. Lady Ames guarantees Fortescue the money on the condition that he take it upon himself to add a little spice to her dormant sex life. ~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide

Michael Palin - Rev. Charles Fortescue
Maggie Smith - Lady Ames
Trevor Howard - Lord Ames
Denholm Elliott - Bishop
Michael Hordern - Slatterthwaite