Father, Dear Father in Australia: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The hugely successful British television series Father Dear Father is transplanted to Australia when novelist Patrick Glover and his assistant Nanny trek down under to write the great Australian crime novel, and end up supervising Patricks boisterous young nieces while their own father is abroad.While Liz and Sue must learn to understand their conservative Uncle, Patrick must also adjust to a new life in Australia, with hilarious consequences.

Series details

• Title: Father, Dear Father in Australia
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 1978-06-25
• Final broadcast date listed: 1980-06-28
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Seven Network
• Network country: Australia
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 79878
• IMDb ID: tt0077009
• TVDB ID: 76727

Cast and credited roles

• Patrick Cargill — Patrick Glover
• Noel Dyson — Nanny
• Sally Conabere — Liz Glover
• Sigrid Thornton — Sue Glover

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1978-06-25; final listed air date 1978-08-06; episode order: 7.
• Season 2: premiered 1980-05-17; final listed air date 1980-06-28; episode order: 7.

Source and licence

Adapted from Father, Dear Father in Australia on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.