Father, Dear Father

Father, Dear Father

1968
★★★☆☆ 5.0/10
📺 7 Seasons
🎬 45 Episodes
📅 Ended
🌐 EN
⏱️ 30 min/episode
Comedy
Patrick Glover is a divorced thriller novelist attempting to raise and keep the peace between his two teenage daughters.

Seasons

Season 1
1968 • 7 Episodes
Patrick is having trouble with his two daughters, they're growing up fast & he's losing control. He goes to see a Priest who tells him they need a Woman's influence. Patrick decides to ask Georgie (His agent) to marry him & quickly because he's parked next to an expired meter.! Georgie agrees & Patrick rushes home. The big day arrives & Anna & Karen tell Patrick they're are moving out! They tell him he won't want them around now that Georgie's moving in. He tells them He was only doing it for their sake. Anna & Karen ring Georgie & tell her all about it, When Patrick arrives he doesn't know the Girls have phoned & He's trying to make excuses why they shouldn't get married. Finally Georgie calls it off when Patrick says he leaves the cap off the toothpaste.! Instead of going to Caxton hall to get married they go to the races at Ascot. BIG thank you to LB who made this synopsis possible. B/W episode.
Season 2
1969 • 6 Episodes
Patrick visits the Doctor for his annual check up. The Doctor almost ""spoils the surprise birthday party"" that's being planned for Patrick when he says, See you on Tuesday night. Patrick is wondering why the Doctor wants to see him again so soon. Next morning Patrick has developed a cold & hears Nanny & the Girls whispering about something. He consults a few medical books & has convinced Himself that he's dying. Meanwhile the party plans are in full swing & the guests are arriving, Patrick comes downstairs to see all his friends & family celebrating & thinks they should be ashamed of their behaviour. It turns out He's forgotten about His Birthday & the Doctor says He's fine,just a slight cold. However on closer inspection the Doctor sees spots, Patrick has caught German Measles & it's back to bed.! B/W episode. (BIG thank you to LB who made this synopsis possible)
Season 3
1970 • 6 Episodes
One of Patrick's novels has caught the eye of an American film producer. He wants to pay Patrick 40,000 pounds for the film rights. Only problem is Mr Schultz & his Wife are Quakers & don't believe in Divorce. Patrick has to find a wife in a hurry,He asks Barbara who says no, He goes to see Georgie but she's out of town. However Georgie's friend Jo agrees when a desperate Patrick asks her to pretend to be his wife. Patrick invites the Shultz's over for dinner & while introducing them to Jo, Barbara arrives & claims to be Patrick's wife. To complicate matters Anna & Karen ask Nanny to pretend to be their Mum & they all end up in the living room, Patrick & his three wives.!!!! a BIG thank you to LB who made this synopsis possible. First COLOUR Episode.
Season 4
1971 • 7 Episodes
Patrick is worried about his Mother living all alone in Herne Bay. He has a talk with her & tries to convince her it would be for the best & is surprised when she agrees. Patrick thinks his mother is going to spend a quiet night at home knitting,but is shocked when she's out with a different man three nights a week and comes in at two o'clock in the morning. Patrick is more worried than ever and asks her about these strange men, she invites him to be her companion & they dance the night away. After one night Patrick is exhausted & wonders if she isn't better off in Herne Bay.He overhears his Mother talking to Nanny & realises that she was just trying to stop him from worrying about her. Then she moves back to Herne Bay. a BIG thank you to LB who made this synopsis possible.
Season 5
1971 • 6 Episodes
Patrick has a hangover from last nights party. Georgie phones and tells Patrick that she has thought it over and has decided to accept his proposal. Patrick can't remember last night asking Georgie if she wanted to get married. When Barbara arrives Nanny tells her the news, Also Nanny has won 25 pounds on the premium bonds. When Georgie arrives to talk over the proposal Barbara tells Georgie that Patrick is re-marrying. Georgie asks who is the lucky woman & Patrick says Nanny. Georgie leaves, upset hoping one day it might have been herself & Patrick. When Georgie arrives back at her office, Anna & Karen are there She tells them Their father is marrying Nanny.! The Vicar has dropped by to pick up some clothes for the Jumble sale, while He's there Patrick tells the Vicar He's getting married again. Anna & Karen arrive home, see the Vicar with Nanny & their Father and think He's married them already. Patrick tells them He's marrying Georgie, Anna tells him Georgie was ta
Season 6
1972 • 7 Episodes
Season 7
1973 • 6 Episodes
Anna & Tim return from their Honeymoon and start looking for a Flat. Though most are out of their price range they keep looking. Patrick goes to an estate & he shows Patrick a flat that he thinks Anna & Tim would like. He asks the price & tells the agent if he could say it's 6,000 pounds so Anna & Tim can afford it.He then asks the agent to hold it until he can get Anna & Tim to have a look. Another couple look over the flat & the agent thinks they are Anna & Tim, they ask the price & he tells them 6,000 pounds. They want to buy it. When Anna,Tim & Patrick arrive the agent realises his mistake & says the price is 10,000 pounds. Anna & Tim overhear this & say it's the worst case of 'gazumping' they've ever heard. Patrick is thinking of a way to give them the money for the flat with out them thinking it's charity. He writes a note saying Anna's Uncle Emlyn has died & left them a legacy of 4,000 pounds, so now they can buy the flat. Anna & Tim send a wreath to Emlyn's family &

Network

ITV1

Production

Thames Television

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