Best fictional Dad.

[ilovepixie]

Following on from the mum thread who is the best fictional dad. I’m going for Atticus Finch from Mocking bird, and Bill Smugs from Enid Blyton Adventure Series.

Mister Tom.

Willow Ufgood

Atticus Finch is a great father, but he put his children, Jem and Scout, at real physical risk by defending Tom Robinson. He faced intense racial hostility from the town, and his children were verbally abused, threatened, and ultimately attacked in the dark by a vengeful Bob Ewell, who broke Jem’s arm.

Oh yes!!

Joe Gargery, who is Pip’s uncle but definitely a beautiful father figure.

This is who I meant not Kevin oops

Atticus had to, I think, whatever the cost.

Sandy Cohen!! How did I forget?! Great dad, kind of annoying husband, albeit a very loving one.

I’ve just been watching Midsomer Murders and I remember that I really love the interaction between DCI Tom Barnaby and his daughter Cully. (Although he does regularly let her down!)

Charles Ingles!

Mr Tom from Goodnight Mr Tom became a great Dad for William.

Pa Ingalls was terrible imo! Couldn't settle to anything!

I agree. He stated that he could not face his children or hold his head up in town if he refused.

I was going to say him too!

How about Sara Crewe's Dad from the book?

The film updated the story to World War One (and also changed a major plot point to make him MIA rather than really dead as he is in the book) but in the book, he doesn't go off to war and is also a lovely dad.

It was one of my favourite books as a child and I read it over and over again.

George Bailey

The dad in 'Clueless'

Ben Cartwright

Mick from Gavin and Stacey.

That's a blast from the past. Ben was a great dad.

Katy’s dad in What Katy Did.

Agree! I love him.

Daniel (Liam Neeson) in Love Actually

I’m on the Bandit Heeler bandwagon too 🤣

The T800 in Terminator 2.

Phil Dunphy from Modern Family

Matthew Cuthbert
the TV Pa Ingalls, though the actual story not so great.