Due to a clerical error, progressive vicar Rev. John Smallwood (Peter Sellers) is put in charge of the Church of England in Obiston Parva, a small town with a big pharmaceutical plant that dominates the local economy and culture. In his quest to help the needy and bring parishioners back to God, he first of all invites a family of village layabouts to live with him in the parish manse and then challenges the comfortable upper class villagers to use their wealth to really help others in need. Soon the whole town is in an uproar and eventually the needy, the greedy, the church hierarchy, and even the government are angry with him. Then the church hits on an idea that may resolve the situation, but see Smallwood physically closer to God than he might have expected.
DVD5 | NTSC 16:9 | 01:58:23 | 3.91 Gb + 3% rec
Language: English (Dolby AC3, 2 ch)
Subtitles: none
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Directors: John Boulting, Roy Boulting
Cast: Peter Sellers, Cecil Parker, Isabel Jeans, Ian Carmichael, Bernard Miles, Brock Peters, Eric Sykes, Irene Handl, Miriam Karlin, Joan Miller
Country: UK