Thursday, June 17, 2010

Jun 16th
Father Dear Father*
GB 1972. Sedgemoor/MM. 99m.

A divorced writer copes incompetently with his two growing teenage daughters by trying to re-marry himself.
Modest screen conversion of a cosy TV sitcom, very much of its time, with amusing farcical moments and some over-the-top cameos, but the endearing qualities of its central figure still shine through.

Written by: Johnnie Mortimer, Brian Cooke.
Producer: Peter J. Thompson.
Director: William G. Stewart.
Starring: Patrick Cargill, Natasha Pyne, Ann Holloway, Donald Sinden, Beryl Reid, Noel Dyson, Ursula Howells, Joyce Carey, Richard O'Sullivan, Jack Watling, Jill Melford.
Photography: Alan Hume.
Music: Nachum Heiman.

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