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Heavens Above!

Heavens Above!

Where "I'm All Right Jack" left off…this takes off!
May 20, 19631h 58minGB
6.3
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Synopsis

A naive but caring prison chaplain, who happens to have the same last name as an upper class cleric, is by mistake appointed as vicar to a small and prosperous country town. His belief in charity and forgiveness sets him at odds with the conservative and narrow-minded locals, and he soon creates social ructions by appointing a black dustman as his churchwarden, taking in a gypsy family, and persuading the local landowner to provide free food for the church to distribute free to the people of the town. When the congregation leaders realise the mistake and call for the Church of England to remove him, this turns out to be a very, very difficult issue - until one clergyman realises that a British project to send a man into space is in need of an astronaut...

TitleHeavens Above!
RealesedMay 20, 1963
WriterFrank Harvey
DirectorJohn Boulting & Roy Boulting
CountryUnited Kingdom
CompaniesRomulus Films
Peter Sellers

Peter Sellers

The Rev. John Smallwood
Cecil Parker

Cecil Parker

Archdeacon Aspinall
Isabel Jeans

Isabel Jeans

Lady Despard
Ian Carmichael

Ian Carmichael

The Other Smallwood
Bernard Miles

Bernard Miles

Simpson
Brock Peters

Brock Peters

Matthew Robinson
Eric Sykes

Eric Sykes

Harry Smith
Irene Handl

Irene Handl

Rene Smith
Miriam Karlin

Miriam Karlin

Winnie Smith
Joan Miller

Joan Miller

Mrs Smith-Gould
William Hartnell

William Hartnell

Major Fowler
Roy Kinnear

Roy Kinnear

Fred Smith
John Harvey

John Harvey

Wilson, Prison Officer
Joan Hickson

Joan Hickson

Housewife
Eric Barker

Eric Barker

Bank Manager
John Comer

John Comer

Butcher
Kenneth Griffith

Kenneth Griffith

Rev. Owen Thomas
Mark Eden

Mark Eden

Sir Geoffrey Despard
Basil Dignam

Basil Dignam

Prison Governor
Colin Gordon

Colin Gordon

Prime Minister
Geoffrey Hibbert

Geoffrey Hibbert

Council Official
Ludovic Kennedy

Ludovic Kennedy

Himself
Malcolm Muggeridge

Malcolm Muggeridge

Cleric
Harry Locke

Harry Locke

Shop Steward
Derek Nimmo

Derek Nimmo

DG Assistant
Conrad Phillips

Conrad Phillips

Deaf Man
Miles Malleson

Miles Malleson

Bishop Rockeby
Nicholas Phipps

Nicholas Phipps

DG
Thorley Walters

Thorley Walters

Tranquilax Executive
Marianne Stone

Marianne Stone

Miss Palmer
Cardew Robinson

Cardew Robinson

Tramp
Gerald Sim

Gerald Sim

Store Manager
Anna Wing

Anna Wing

Housewife (uncredited)
John Junkin

John Junkin

Reporter at Space Launch Site (uncredited)
Rodney Bewes

Rodney Bewes

Milkfloat Driver (uncredited)
Steve Marriott

Steve Marriott

Jack (uncredited)
Louis Mansi

Louis Mansi

Man Buying Groceries (uncredited)
Jack Carter

Jack Carter

Launch Site Worker (uncredited)
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