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A minister is accidentally appointed to a snobbish parish.A minister is accidentally appointed to a snobbish parish.A minister is accidentally appointed to a snobbish parish.
- Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
- 1 nomination total
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Did you know
- TriviaSteve Marriott, who played Harry Smith's son Jack, was later to become the lead singer and guitarist with influential English rock group, the Small Faces.
- GoofsWhen on the train at the 1:34:30 mark, the Godminster Gazette newspaper headline mentioning Orbiston Parva has left the R out of Parva spelling it Pava.
- Alternate versionsOriginal British version runs 118 minutes.
- ConnectionsFeatures From Here to Eternity (1953)
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Great fun with an abundance of acting talent!
This film is great fun, well written and well acted. While the ending is unexpected, if you haven't seen it before, it is difficult to know how all the issues could've been resolved in any other way except as unresolved as it is here! They did the same thing to John Steed in the very last episode of The Avengers, appropriately titled "Bizarre", some six years later! That episode featured Roy Kinnear as the marvellously named Bagpipes Happychap who also features here amongst a wealth of famous faces including the original Doctor Who, William Hartnell, in the year that he took that role. Again, considering the ending, that too seems appropriate now and brought a wry smile to this viewer's face especially as another of the film's cast, Mark Eden, also appeared, in the title role of "Marco Polo", opposite Hartnell in that series!!! Peter Sellars is on fine form as the hopelessly idealistic new vicar as is Eric Sykes as a chain smoking butcher! Best of all is the plethora of verbal and visual irony which should be enough to keep any discerning viewer entertained!!!
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- Feb 5, 2005
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- Also known as
- Himmlische Freuden
- Filming locations
- Claremont House, Esher, Surrey, England, UK(Holcomb Manor - Lady Despard's mansion)
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- Runtime1 hour 45 minutes
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- 1.66 : 1
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