The inimitable peter sellers stars as john smallwood, an idealistic reverend appointed to the parish of an upper class village by mistake'. '.strtoupper('w')ith a bad habit of telling the truth at all times, smallwood makes several clerical decisions that shock his wealthy, landed gentry parishioners.inspired by an idea by british satirist malcolm muggeridge, the boulting brothers' heavens above'! '.strtoupper('w')as considered a bit too sacrilegious for general consumption on its 1963 release'. '.strtoupper('w')ay ahead of its time, the film, featuring sellers at his most iconoclastic, has since accrued a loyal and vocal following'. '.strtoupper('a') superb supporting cast includes eric sykes, irene handl, william hartnel and joan hickson.new sellers takes off in heavens above!new heavens above'! '.strtoupper('a') qa with daily mash's tom whitley, eva griffith and benedict morrisonnew heavens above'! '.strtoupper('t')he mask behind the maskaudio commentary by authors and comedy historians gemma ross and robert rosslobby cards gallery