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The Little Minister

The Little Minister

1975TV Episode⏱️ 1h 42m
Drama
7
IMDB Rating
64 votes

In rural 1840s Scotland, Gavin Dishart arrives to become the new "little minister" of Thrums's Auld Licht church. He meets a mysterious young gypsy girl in the dens and to his horror Babbie draws him into her escape from the soldi...

Director
Cedric Messina
Writers
N/A
Stars
Helen Mirren, Ian Ogilvy, Peter Barkworth
Release Date
November 2, 1975
Language
English
Country
United Kingdom
💬 2
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Helen Mirren
Helen Mirren
as Babbie
Ian Ogilvy
Ian Ogilvy
as Rev. Gavin Dishart
Peter Barkworth
Peter Barkworth
as Earl of Rintoul
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Bill Simpson
as Rob Dow
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Anne Kristen
as Jean
Nicholas Jones
Nicholas Jones
as Captain Halliwell
David Bailie
David Bailie
as Sergeant Davidson
John Moffatt
John Moffatt
as Andrew Mealmaker
Robert James
Robert James
as Snecky Hobart
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Margaret Inglis
as Nanny Webster

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Color
Production
British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

🏷️ Keywords

based on novelbased on play

🎯 Categories

Drama

⭐ Featured Review

Perfect BBC Production
by boblipton2010-04-26
10/10

"James Barrie is best remembered for writing PETER PAN, but he was a highly successful playwright with shows like 'The Admirable Crichton' and 'Quality Street' and this story of a Scottish minister with a flash temper in the time following the '45. Ian Ogilvy is fine in the title role, but it is Helen Mirren as Babby -- the role played by Katherine Hepburn in the 1934 version -- that makes this special. Before this she was a promising young actress who played Shakespearean roles and was frequently miscast in pieces like Christopher Hampden's THE PHILANTHROPIST. He..."

📖 Synopsis

In rural 1840s Scotland, Gavin Dishart arrives to become the new "little minister" of Thrums's Auld Licht church. He meets a mysterious young gypsy girl in the dens and to his horror Babbie draws him into her escape from the soldi...