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.
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