Father, Dear Father (film)

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.

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

Plot
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).

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."