would help her to change her life (Lord Ames, it turns out, does not have anything physically to do with her), and now she threatens to do it herself. The women resume their trade to keep the mission going. Fortescue is visited at the mission by the Bishop. Fortescue tries to explain that the mission has become so successful that they no longer need Lady Ames' money. The Bishop tells him that it's the mission's very success that is threatening its continuance. Other religious denominations in the area are complaining that they can't attract enough girls to their own missions, as they're all going to Fortescue. The Bishop tells him that, because of rumours, he must move to another parish, otherwise the Missionary Council will close the mission down. The Bishop also tells him that someone has tried to murder Lord Ames by poisoning his food; the attempt failed only because Slatterthwaite took a wrong turning again and one of the gardeners died instead. From this, Charles deduces that Lady Ames intends to have her husband murdered. He races to their Scottish estate on the day of his wedding and manages to foil a shooting "accident" engineered by Corbett, an ardent admirer of Isabel. The bullet hits Lady Ames instead, though she is only wounded. Lord Ames takes butler Slatterthwaite as his new bed companion. Meanwhile, the Bishop of London receives numerous complaints from other denominations about Charles's unusual methods. He gives Charles a choice: leave the mission or the Church. Charles chooses the latter, and is joined by Isabel. Photos at the end of the film show that they have two children together. Cast See also Rev. Harold Davidson, the "Prostitutes' Padre" whose attempts to rescue young girls from vice got him defrocked by the Church of England in 1932; he was later killed by a lion. References External links 1982 films 1982 independent films 1980s historical comedy films Columbia Pictures films British historical comedy films British independent films 1980s English-language films Films with screenplays by Michael Palin Films about prostitution in the United Kingdom Films directed by Richard Loncraine Films set in 1906 Films set in Africa Films set in London HandMade Films films Films set in country houses Films shot in Kenya Works about missionaries 1980s British films