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 |
Press
"Bachelor Father" has a lot going for it, plenty of sound professional talent pushing and polishing it. But it isn't very funny.
Nancy Banks-Smith, The Guardian, 18th September 1970