Father, Dear Father: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Father, Dear Father focused on divorced British novelist Patrick Glover and his daughters, Karen and Anna, a couple of lively girls in their teens. The family lives in Hampstead, London. Another member of the household is the girls' Nanny. As well as having to deal with his progeny, Patrick also faces frequent hassles with his ex-wife Barbara and her current husband Bill Mossman. There is also his brother Philip, his mother, his agent Georgie Thompson, his publisher Ian Smyth and his pet St.Bernard dog 'H.G. Wells'.

Series details

• Title: Father, Dear Father
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 1968-11-05
• Final broadcast date listed: 1973-02-06
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 14722
• IMDb ID: tt0062560
• TVDB ID: 70899

Cast and credited roles

• Patrick Cargill — Patrick Glover
• Natasha Pyne — Anna Glover
• Ann Holloway — Karen Glover
• Noel Dyson — Nanny
• Dawn Addams — Georgie Thompson
• Sally Bazely — Georgie Thompson

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1968-11-05; final listed air date 1968-12-17; episode order: 7.
• Season 2: premiered 1969-05-27; final listed air date 1969-07-01; episode order: 6.
• Season 3: premiered 1970-05-12; final listed air date 1970-06-16; episode order: 6.
• Season 4: premiered 1971-06-15; final listed air date 1971-07-27; episode order: 7.
• Season 5: premiered 1971-09-13; final listed air date 1971-10-18; episode order: 6.
• Season 6: premiered 1972-06-13; final listed air date 1972-07-25; episode order: 7.
• Season 7: premiered 1973-01-02; final listed air date 1973-02-06; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from Father, Dear Father 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.