Add MS 89284/1/149

Production and publicity material for The Missionary, as follows:

• photocopy of an article on the white slave trade, on the state of morals and the rights of women at Brasenose College Oxford, probably all used as research material for the film;
• synopsis at 13 Mar 1981;
• list of artists for casting with notes and comments in Palin's handwriting, 31 Dec 1981;
• notes on dates, in Palin's handwriting, Jan-Feb 1982;
• notes after a reading for cuts on 24 Jan 1982, in Palin's handwriting, and notes on cuts;
• lists of artists for casting, with comments in Palin's handwriting, 15 Feb-12 Mar 1982;
• memo from Neville C Thompson to Palin and Richard Loncraine regarding cuts he suggests, 16 Feb 1982;
• 13 colour photographs of landscape and people in Kenya, marked on the envelope 'Kenya recce Photos, Feb 1982';
• copy for Variety advert - typescript with corrections, 2 Mar 1982;
• English-Masai translation of basic phrases, in Palin's handwriting;
• notes in Palin's handwriting about the trip to Kenya, on the back of a typed shot list for Kenya, 4 Jun 1982;
• movement order no. 19, London to Nairobi, Kenya, 7-13 Jun 1982;
• 27 colour photograph taken during filming in Kenya, Jun 1982;
• notes in Palin's handwriting after readings of the script, typescript draft of voice-overs, and draft of narration in Palin's handwriting, May-Jun 1982;
• revised voice-overs - clean copy typescript, with draft of synopsis on the back of second page in Palin's handwriting, 21 Jun 1982;
• revised voice-overs and extra dialogue as at 27 Jun 1982 - typescript with corrections in Palin's handwriting;
• synopsis of the film by Palin- clean copy typescript, undated;
• production notes by Palin - 2 draft typescripts with corrections and annotations in Palin's handwriting, [July 1982];
• historical details of major character of the film - typescript with corrections in Palin's handwriting, 8 Jul 1982;
• suggested advertising slogan for the film - manuscript in Palin's handwriting and typescript with holograph corrections, undated;
• contact sheet with 8 portraits (7 of which are crossed out) of Palin dressed as a missionary with impression of woman's lips on the white collar, with cover letter from Palin to Lee International Film Studios, also including his ideas for the ad slogan, 16 Sept 1982;
• narration re-writes for Hordern - typescript with annotations and corrections in Palin's handwriting, 3 Sept 1982;
• notes headed 'Thoughts on Missionary publicity UK, 21/12/82, in Palin's handwriting;
• hardback cover [for the book] with image of a street of London and Palin in the foreground.