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Father, Dear Father (film)

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Director
  
William G. Stewart

Genre
  
Comedy

Language
  
English

5/10
IMDb

Cinematography
  
Alan Hume

Duration
  

Country
  
United Kingdom

Writer
  
Brian Cooke
,
Johnnie Mortimer

Release date
  
May 1973 (UK)

Cast
  
Patrick Cargill
,
Natasha Pyne
,
Noel Dyson
,
Richard OSullivan
,
Joyce Carey

Similar movies
  
Up Pompeii (1971), For the Love of Ada (1972), Bless This House (1972), George and Mildred (1980), Please Sir! (1971)

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

Contents

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

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Plot

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

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."

    References

    Father, Dear Father (film) Wikipedia
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    Father, Dear Father (film) IMDbFather, Dear Father (film) themoviedb.org