Father Dear Father

Father Dear Father - 1972 | 99 mins | Comedy | Colour

The Production Team

Director: William G. Stewart.
Producer: Peter J. Thompson.
Script: Brian Cooke and Johnnie Mortimer.
Cinematography: Alan Hume.
Film Editing: Timothy Gee.
Production Design: Michael Bastow.
Makeup Department: Colin Jamison and Stella Morris.
Sound Department: Charles Crafford, Trevor Pyke and Don Warren.
Original Music: Nachum Heiman.

The Cast

Patrick Cargill - Patrick Glover
Natasha Pyne - Anna Glover
Ann Holloway - Karen Glover
Noel Dyson - Nanny
Joyce Carey - Patrick's mother
Joseph O'Conor - Vicar
Richard O'Sullivan - Richard
Ursula Howells - Barbara
Jack Watling - Bill
Jill Melford - Georgie
Beryl Reid - Mrs. Stoppard
Donald Sinden - Philip

Plot Synopsis

Instantly forgettable comedy based on the popular ITV sitcom that ran from the late-60s to early-70s. Guest star Richard O’Sullivan would later appear in writers Brian Cooke and Johnnie Mortimer’s Man about the House and Robin's Nest, and director William G. Stewart, host of the long-running quiz show Fifteen to One, also produced the 70s spin-off The Many Wives of Patrick.

A successful and divorced novelist (Patrick Cargill) struggles with his two troublesome teenage daughters who keep him awake with their riotous parties. He decides that the only solution is to remarry - but accidentally proposes to the charlady. Meanwhile, one daughter moves out into a rundown bedsit, another prepares to elope to Gretna Green with her boyfriend and to add to the confusion Patrick’s ex-wife moves in.