Bachelor Father (UK TV series)

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Bachelor Father
Genre	Sitcom
Starring	Ian Carmichael Gerald Flood Colin Gordon Pauline Yates Jack May Rona Anderson Sonia Graham Diana King
Country of origin	United Kingdom
No. of episodes	22 + 2 shorts
Production
Running time	30 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	BBC
Original run	17 September 1970 – 25 December 1971
External links
IMDb profile

Bachelor Father was a British sitcom starring Ian Carmichael that aired for two series from 1970 to 1971. It was written by Richard Waring.

Contents 1 Background 2 Cast 3 Plot 4 Episodes 4.1 Series One (1970) 4.2 Special (1970) 4.3 Series Two (1971) 4.4 Special (1971) 5 Footnotes 6 References

[edit] Background

Bachelor Father was loosely based on the life of Peter Lloyd Jeffock. Jeffock was a bachelor who had fostered twelve children. He later wrote an autobiography called Only Uncle. Richard Waring, who wrote Bachelor Father, based some of the plots on incidents told in Only Uncle. Waring said that he would have kept more to Only Uncle, but many of the true stories were so far-fetched, he thought the public wouldn't believe them ^[1].

[edit] Cast

• Ian Carmichael - Peter Lamb
• Sonia Graham - Mrs Rathbone
• Diana King - Norah
• Ian Johnson - Ben
• Briony McRoberts - Anna
• Michael Douglas - Freddie
• Beverley Simons - Jane
• Joan Hickson - Mrs Pugsley
• Gerald Flood - Harry (series 1)
• Colin Gordon - Mr Gibson (series 1)
• Pauline Yates - Mrs Moore (series 1 and 1970 special)
• Jack May - Mr Moore (series 1)
• Rona Anderson - Mary (series 1)
• Roland Pickering - Donald (series 1 and 1970 special)
• Andrew Bowen - Donald (series 2)
• Kevin Moran - Christopher (series 2)
• Gerry Cowper - Jo (series 2)
• Jacqueline Cowper - Ginny (series 2)

[edit] Plot

Peter Lamb is a rich man who has always wanted a family, but failed to sustain any relationships. In the first episode, he decides to foster children. He then fosters a variety of diverse children

[edit] Episodes

[edit] Series One (1970)

1. Family Feeling (17 Sep 70)
2. All In The Family (24 Sep 70)
3. First of the Many (1 Oct 70)
4. The Normal Front (8 Oct 70)
5. Birthday Boys (15 Oct 70)
6. The Peter Pan Syndrome (22 Oct 70)
7. A Little Learning (29 Oct 70)
8. A Spot of Natural Expression (5 Nov 70)
9. A Man's Man About The House (12 Nov 70)
10. A Kind of Love-In (19 Nov 70)
11. Time To Go Home (26 Nov 70)
12. Love They Neighbour (3 Dec 70)
13. Feminine Company (10 Dec 70)

[edit] Special (1970)

• Short special as part of Christmas Night with the Stars (25 Dec 70)

[edit] Series Two (1971)

1. Pet Ideas (16 Sep 71)
2. House Guest (23 Sep 71)
3. Partners In Crime (30 Sep 71)
4. Economy Class (7 Oct 71)
5. Not In Front Of The Children (14 Oct 71)
6. Name This Child (21 Oct 71)
7. Gently Does It (28 Oct 71)
8. Woman About The House (4 Nov 71)
9. Peter Lamb - This Is Your Anniversary (11 Nov 71)

[edit] Special (1971)

• Short special as part of Christmas Night with the Stars (25 Dec 71)

[edit] Footnotes

[edit] References

• Mark Lewisohn, "Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy", BBC Worldwide Ltd, 2003
• British TV Comedy Guide for this programme