This was actress Susan George's first project as a producer, working with her husband Simon MacCorkindale behind the cameras. Neither appears in the cast.
The following actors were seen for various roles, Patrick Drury Maurice Thorogood Clive Francis and Michael Siberry.
The following actors were on the ideas list for The Ancient Priest, John Gill, Alan MacNaughtan, Hugh Latimer, Preston Lockwood, Trevor Peacock, John Moffatt, Edward Petherbridge, Nicholas Selby and Stuart Latham.