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The Little Minister

8.019751h 42mMovieDramaComedy

In rural 1840's 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 soldiers…

DirectorCedric Messina
ProducerAlan Shallcross

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Cast · Directed by Cedric Messina

HMHelen Mirren
Helen Mirren
Babbie
IOIan Ogilvy
Ian Ogilvy
Rev. Gavin Dishart
PBPeter Barkworth
Peter Barkworth
Earl of Rintoul
NJNicholas Jones
Nicholas Jones
Captain Halliwell
DBDavid Bailie
David Bailie
Sergeant Davidson
BS
Bill Simpson
Rob Dow
AK
Anne Kristen
Jean
JM
John Moffatt
Andrew Mealmaker
RJ
Robert James
Snecky Hobart
MI
Margaret Inglis
Nanny Webster
SL
Simon Lack
Thomas Whamond
MM
Michael McKevitt
Joe Cruikshanks

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The Little Minister — streaming FAQ

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The Little Minister isn't streaming anywhere in United Kingdom yet.

Is The Little Minister on Netflix?

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The Little Minister hasn't started streaming in United Kingdom yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around December 21, 1975. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.