--- title: "The Missionary: cast and crew" canonical: "https://film.one/film/the-missionary/cast-and-crew" title_page: "https://film.one/film/the-missionary" cast: 39 crew: 46 licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # The Missionary (1982): cast and crew 39 cast and 46 crew, as credited (TMDB). Cast in billing order. ## Cast - [Michael Palin](https://film.one/person/michael-palin.md) as The Reverend Charles Fortescue - [Maggie Smith](https://film.one/person/maggie-smith.md) as Lady Isabel Ames - [Trevor Howard](https://film.one/person/trevor-howard.md) as Lord Henry Ames - [Denholm Elliott](https://film.one/person/denholm-elliott.md) as The Bishop of London - [Graham Crowden](https://film.one/person/graham-crowden.md) as Fitzbanks - [Phoebe Nicholls](https://film.one/person/phoebe-nicholls.md) as Deborah Fitzbanks - [Michael Hordern](https://film.one/person/michael-hordern.md) as Slatterthewaite/Narrator - [David Suchet](https://film.one/person/david-suchet.md) as Corbett - [Timothy Spall](https://film.one/person/timothy-spall.md) as Parswell - [Tricia George](https://film.one/person/tricia-george.md) as Ada - [Valerie Whittington](https://film.one/person/valerie-whittington.md) as Emmeline - [Roland Culver](https://film.one/person/roland-culver.md) as Lord Fermleigh - Rosamund Greenwood as Lady Fermleigh - [Janine Duvitski](https://film.one/person/janine-duvitski.md) as Millicent - Tilly Vosburgh as Fermleigh's Maid - Hugh Walters as Fermleigh's Doctor - [Derrick O'Connor](https://film.one/person/derrick-oconnor.md) as Gym Trainer - [Neil Innes](https://film.one/person/neil-innes.md) as Singer at Gin Palace - [David Leland](https://film.one/person/david-leland.md) as Long Haired Man at Gin Palace - [Sophie Thompson](https://film.one/person/sophie-thompson.md) as Mission Girl - [Frances Barber](https://film.one/person/frances-barber.md) as Mission Girl - Tony Steedman as Lord Quimby - Damaris Hayman as Lady Quimby - [Anton Lesser](https://film.one/person/anton-lesser.md) as Young Man at Shoot - David Dixon as Young Man at Shoot - Frank Mills as Sir Cyril Everidge - [Charles McKeown](https://film.one/person/charles-mckeown.md) as Friend of Raggy Masterson - Julian Curry as Friend of Raggy Masterson - [Hugh Fraser](https://film.one/person/hugh-fraser.md) as Wedding Usher - Peter Bourke as Best Man - Arthur Howard as Fermleigh's Butler - Anne-Marie Marriott as Fitzbanks' Maid - [Dawn Archibald](https://film.one/person/dawn-archibald.md) 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 ## Directing - [Richard Loncraine](https://film.one/person/richard-loncraine.md): Director - Derek Harrington: Third Assistant Director - Alison Thorne: Continuity - Bobby Wright: Second Assistant Director - Chris Thompson: Third Assistant Director - Gary White: First Assistant Director ## Writing - [Michael Palin](https://film.one/person/michael-palin.md): Writer ## Production - [George Harrison](https://film.one/person/george-harrison.md): Executive Producer - [Denis O'Brien](https://film.one/person/denis-obrien.md): Executive Producer - [Michael Palin](https://film.one/person/michael-palin.md): Producer - [Neville C. Thompson](https://film.one/person/neville-c-thompson.md): Producer - Irene Lamb: Casting Director - Graham Ford: Production Manager - Eva Hernandez: Production Runner - Joanna Collins: Location Manager - Wendy Tayler: Publicist ## Camera - Stefan Stankowski: Clapper Loader - David Farrell: Still Photographer - Colin Manning: Grip - Colin Davidson: Focus Puller - [Dewi Humphreys](https://film.one/person/dewi-humphreys.md): Camera Operator - [Peter Hannan](https://film.one/person/peter-hannan.md): Director of Photography ## Editing - [Paul Green](https://film.one/person/paul-green-200484.md): Editor ## Sound and music - John Ralph: Boom Operator - Harry Rabinowitz: Conductor - Bryan Tilling: Dialogue Editor - [Mike Moran](https://film.one/person/mike-moran.md): Original Music Composer ## Art - [Norman Garwood](https://film.one/person/norman-garwood.md): Art Direction, Production Design - George Ball: Property Master - Peter Verard: Construction Manager - [Maggie Gray](https://film.one/person/maggie-gray.md): Assistant Art Director - Ian Whittaker: Set Decoration - Keith Pain: Assistant Art Director - Les Benson: Dressing Prop ## Costume and make-up - Jane Hamilton: Assistant Costume Designer - Rosemary Lis: Wardrobe Assistant - [Keith Denny](https://film.one/person/keith-denny.md): Wardrobe Supervisor - Ramon Gow: Hair Supervisor - Ken Lintott: Makeup Supervisor, Makeup Designer - Ronnie Cogan: Hairdresser - Frank Vinall: Wardrobe Assistant - Sandra Exelby: Makeup Artist - [Shuna Harwood](https://film.one/person/shuna-harwood.md): Costume Design ## Lighting - Chuck Finch: Gaffer ## Crew - Lee Apsey: Carpenter - [Peter Hannan](https://film.one/person/peter-hannan.md): Cinematography --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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