Lucy Gannon (Soldier, Soldier, Bramwell, Trip Trap) has written Dad, the poignant story of Larry James (Richard Briers), a cheery and independent 86-year-old who has been caring single-handedly for his beloved wife Jeannie James (Jean Heywood) who has Alzheimer's disease. When Larry falls and breaks an ankle his life with Jeannie abruptly changes forever. Jeannie is moved into residential care and Larry goes to stay with his son Oliver (Kevin Whately), his daughter-in-law Sandy (Sinead Cusack) and their teenage daughter Millie (Hannah Daniel). But love and consideration wear thin as father and son have to learn to live together all over again.
Released in 2005, Dad is a drama film from Comic Relief (United Kingdom). It was directed by Sarah Harding and written by Lucy Gannon. The cast is led by Jean Heywood, Richard Briers, Sinéad Cusack, Kevin Whately and Ian Saynor. With a runtime of 1h 23m, the film averages 9.5/10 across 2 TMDB ratings.
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