Me in Costume

The costume is slightly Victorianin it's look, which is fitting considering time in which The Father was born. It is clearly a mourning suit as he is showing solidarity for the families loss to try and ingratiate himself with them. The long black coat helps set up the given circumstances (cold) and also gives an old fashioned (it was always cold and misty and everyone wore long black coats) and slightly sinister look to the character. The makeup mixed with with the out of date (by 1964 standards) costume, behaviour and language all adds to the mystery of the characters and the question of what they are.