Father, Dear Father (film)
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| Directed by | William G. Stewart |
| Produced by | Peter J. Thompson |
| Written by | Brian Cooke Johnnie Mortimer |
| Starring | Patrick Cargill Natasha Pyne Ann Holloway Noel Dyson Joyce Carey Richard O'Sullivan |
| Music by | Nachum Heiman |
| Cinematography | Alan Hume |
| Edited by | Timothy Gee |
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Production
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A Sedgemoor-M.M. Film Production
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| Distributed by | J. Arthur Rank Film Distributors |
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Release dates
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May 1973 (UK) |
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Running time
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99 min |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
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.[1]
The story is based on episodes from seasons 1 & 2.
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). [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
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). Father, Dear Father at IMDb
References
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