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Bachelor Father
- TV sitcom
- BBC One
- 1970 - 1971
- 24 episodes (2 series)
Peter Lamb, a single middle-aged man who's failed to find a wife, takes up fostering children. Stars Ian Carmichael, Gerald Flood, Sonia Dresdel, Joan Hickson, Ian Johnson and more.
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 1 - Family Feeling
Peter Lamb had always aspired to being a family man but his relationships had always been doomed to failure. A chance encounter with his wine merchant's delivery boy gives him an idea that changes everything.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 17th September 1970
- Time
- 7:45pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
Ian Carmichael | Peter Lamb |
Gerald Flood | Harry |
Rona Anderson | Mary |
Colin Gordon | Mr. Gibson |
Juliette James | Margaret |
Christopher Reynolds | Delivery Boy |
Raymond Huntley | Bank Manager |
Peter Walton | Johnny |
Pauline Loring | Woman Official |
Sydney Dobson | Children's Officer |
John Dunbar | Estate Agent |
Brian Lloyd | First Boy |
Freddie Wilson | Second Boy |
Jean Anderson | Mrs. Jenkins |
Walter Horsbrugh | Mr. Jenkins |
Bert Brownbill | Mr. Holt |
Barbara Ogilvie | Mrs. Holt |
Peggy Ann Clifford | Children's Officer |
Richard Waring | Writer |
Graeme Muir | Director |
Graeme Muir | Producer |
Philip Crump | Editor |
Dennis Wilson | Composer |
John Hurst | Production Designer |
Eric Rogers | Composer |