Father's Doing Fine
Father's Doing Fine is a 1952 British comedy film directed by Henry Cass and starring Richard Attenborough, Heather Thatcher, and Noel Purcell, and featuring Sid James. It was based on the 1948 play "Little Lambs Eat Ivy" by Noel Langley. It was shot at Associated British's Elstree Studios with sets designed by the art director Donald M. Ashton. Plot. Eccentric widow Lady Buckering lives in splendour in Hampstead, but behind the scenes is struggling with poverty and bringing up four demanding daughters, one of whom is about to have a baby. Also of concern  is the very nervous father-to-be and how exactly to deal with her light-fingered butler. Critical reception. "TV Guide" called it a "Fast-moving, barely plotted comedy," and "Unpretentious entertainment"; while the "Radio Times" wrote "such is the precision of Henry Cass's direction and the exuberance of the performances that it's difficult not to be sucked into this frantic world of scatterbrained daughters, disastrous share deals and crooked butlers," concluding that "The pace disguises the fact that the humour has dated somewhat, but there's rarely a dull moment."