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 2, Episode 6 - Name This Child
When Donald learns that he has never been christened, he becomes extremely upset and the subsequent events take Peter completely by surprise.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 21st October 1971
- Time
- 8pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Ian Carmichael | Peter Lamb |
| Sonia Dresdel | Mother |
| Ian Johnson | Ben |
| Briony McRoberts | Anna |
| Andrew Bowen | Donald |
| Jacqueline Cowper | Ginny |
| Geraldine Cowper | Jo |
| Kevin Moran | Christopher |
| Lewis Wilson | Policeman |
| Hugh Morton | Vicar |
| Geoffrey Matthews | Policeman (In the play) |
| Alan Curtis | Mr Wheeler (In the play) |
| Sheila Gill | Mrs Wheeler (In the play) |
| Sheila Raynor | Tony (In the play) |
| Corbet Woodall | Newsreader (In the play) |
| Richard Waring | Writer |
| Graeme Muir | Producer |
| Austin Ruddy | Production Designer |