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The inimitable Peter Sellers stars as John Smallwood, an idealistic Reverend appointed to the parish of an upper-class village by mistake. With 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! was considered a bit too sacrilegious for general consumption on its 1963 release. Way ahead of its time, the film, featuring Sellers at his most iconoclastic, has since accrued a loyal and vocal following.

A superb supporting cast includes Eric Sykes, Irene Handl, William Hartnel and Joan Hickson.

Heavens Above! is released on Blu-ray 4th August 2025 from StudioCanal as part of their Vintage Classics collection.

Special Features

  • Sellers Takes Off in Heavens Above!
  • Heavens Above! A Q&A with Daily Mash's Tom Whitley, Eva Griffith and Benedict Morrison
  • Heavens Above! The Mask Behind the Mask
  • Audio Commentary by Authors and Comedy Historians Gemma Ross and Robert Ross
  • Lobby Cards gallery