Father — The Bed Sitting Room Character Profile

About Father

Penelope's father who gets measured by police, consents to her marriage to Martin for political gain, is selected as prime minister, and ultimately dies of starvation.

Character Facts

Played by

Arthur Lowe

Appears in

The Bed Sitting Room (1969)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (2)

• Father — Family Daughter — Penelope (Rita Tushingham)

  Father is Penelope's parent and exercises authority over her marriage.

  Penelope lives with her parents, and Father later agrees to her marriage to Bules Martin.

• Father — Alliance Political Ally — Bules Martin (Michael Hordern)

  Father supports Martin's marriage proposal for political advantage.

  Father agrees to Bules Martin courting Penelope because the arrangement may help him become prime minister.

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More characters from The Bed Sitting Room

• Lord Fortnum of Alamein (Ralph Richardson)
• Penelope (Rita Tushingham)
• Bules Martin (Michael Hordern)
• Alan (Richard Warwick)
• Mother (Mona Washbourne)
• Inspector (Peter Cook)
• Nurse Arthur (Marty Feldman)
• Sergeant (Dudley Moore)
• The BBC (Frank Thornton)
• Shelter Man (Harry Secombe)
• Mrs Ethel Shroake (Dandy Nichols)
• The Prime Minister (Bill Wallis)