Father, Dear Father is a 1973 British comedy film based on the popular Thames Television sitcom of the same name Father, Dear Father and directed by William G. Stewart.[1]

Father, Dear Father
Theatrical Film Poster
Directed by	William G. Stewart
Written by	Brian Cooke Johnnie Mortimer
Produced by	Peter J. Thompson
Starring	Patrick Cargill Natasha Pyne Ann Holloway Noel Dyson Joyce Carey Richard O'Sullivan
Cinematography	Alan Hume
Edited by	Timothy Gee
Music by	Nachum Heiman
Production companies	Sedgemoor Film Productions M.M. Film Productions
Distributed by	J. Arthur Rank Film Distributors
Release date	May 1973 (1973-05) (UK)
Running time	99 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

The story is based on episodes from seasons 1 and 2.

Plot

Patrick feels his daughters need a mother so he decides to marry his agent Georgie (Jill Melford), only then mistakenly to propose to the cleaning lady (Beryl Reid).[2]

Cast

Some of the cast is different from the television series:

• Patrick Cargill - Patrick Glover
• Noel Dyson - Nanny
• Natasha Pyne - Anna
• Ann Holloway - Karen
• Ursula Howells - Barbara (Patrick's Ex Wife)
• Jack Watling - Bill (her husband)
• Donald Sinden - Phillip (Patrick's brother)
• Jill Melford - Georgie Thompson (his agent)
• Beryl Reid - Mrs Stoppard (Georgie's cleaning woman)
• Joseph O'Conor - Vicar
• Richard O'Sullivan - Richard (Anna's boyfriend)
• Joyce Carey - Patrick's Mother
• Elizabeth Adare - Maggie
• Clifton Jones - Larry (her husband)
• Jo-Jo the dog - H.G.Wells

Critical reception

Sky Movies called it a "so-so comedy film version of the successful TV sitcom."[3]

External links

• Father, Dear Father at IMDb

References

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