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Father, Dear Father (1973)

Father, Dear Father poster
Original title
Father Dear Father
Directed by
William G. Stewart
Genre
comedy film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 34m
Rated
U
Rating
5.3 of 10 from 9 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A British sitcom is turned into a film. Patrick Cargill plays a father dealing with the mishaps and misunderstandings of his daily family life.

lightheartedwhimsicalgently humorouscheerfuleasygoingplayfulnostalgic

What happens

Father, Dear Father is a 1973 British comedy film directed by William G. Stewart and starring Patrick Cargill. It was based on the Thames Television sitcom of the same title. The story is based on episodes from series 1 and 2. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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