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Father, Dear Father
Theatrical film poster
Directed byWilliam G. Stewart
Written byBrian Cooke
Johnnie Mortimer
Produced byPeter J. Thompson
StarringPatrick Cargill
Natasha Pyne
Ann Holloway
Noel Dyson
Joyce Carey
Richard O'Sullivan
CinematographyAlan Hume
Edited byTimothy Gee
Music byNachum Heiman

Production
companies

Sedgemoor Film Productions
M.M. Film Productions

Distributed byJ. Arthur Rank Film Distributors

Release date

  • May 1973 (1973-05) (UK)

Running time

99 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

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]

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

Plot

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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

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Some of the cast is different from the television series:

Critical reception

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

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References

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  1. ^ "Father Dear Father | BFI | BFI". Explore.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 12 July 2012. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
  • ^ "Movies like 'Father Dear Father' (1973) : 100 similar movies ! (page 1/10)". Moviecus.com. 6 March 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
  • ^ "Father Dear Father - Sky Movies HD". Skymovies.sky.com. 8 September 2006. Retrieved 17 March 2014.

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