Meet Simon Cherry

Meet Simon Cherry

1949 · 67 min · ★ 6.5 · Crime, Drama, Mystery

Meet Simon Cherry was based on a popular BBC radio program of the 1940s titled Meet the Rev. Hugh Moxey plays the title role, a Father Brown-style clergyman who solves crimes when he isn't saving souls

Directed by Godfrey Grayson · Written by A.R. Rawlinson

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