A measure of the merit of Heavens Above! is that its theme could ... of the Reverend John Smallwood (Peter Sellers) to the parish of Orbiston Parva, a prosperous neighborhood ruled by the Despard ...

Peter Sellers in a satire of the clergy and religious pretentions. Archdeacon: Cecil Parker. Lady Despard: Isabel Jeans. Smith: Eric Sykes. Matthew: Brock Peters. Simpson: Bernard Miles.

Peter Sellers, not yet the international star that he would become with his The Pink Panther (1963), was to star in the Boultings’ 1963 film, Heavens Above! Heavens Above! is a small ...