Hey Dad: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Architect Martin Kelly singlehandedly raises his children: Simon, Debbie, and Jenny. His wife, Margaret, had died three years before the series' start. Martin runs his own architectural business from the family home in the Sydney suburb of Chatswood. He employs his wife's cousin[2] Betty Wilson, a good-natured ditz from the New South Wales country town of Walgett, as his secretary. Many episodes deal with the daily stresses Martin faces as the family patriarch, such as settling arguments amongst his children. He frequently endures Betty's elaborate excuses for tardiness and is constantly frustrated with her delayed productivity at work. Simon's best friend is Gerald "Nudge" Noritas,[3] a neighbour who constantly helps himself to whatever food he can find in the Kellys' kitchen. In early episodes, the show briefly examines how the characters are struggling to deal with the absence of Margaret from their lives. Martin also breaks the fourth wall several times to deliver sarcastic one-liners to camera, although this is discontinued after the first 12 episodes

Series details

• Title: Hey Dad
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 1987-01-01
• Final broadcast date listed: 1994-08-17
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: 7plus
• Network country: Australia
• TVMaze ID: 72622
• IMDb ID: tt0086729
• TVDB ID: 77934

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1987-01-01; final listed air date 1987-11-18.
• Season 2: premiered 1988-02-10; final listed air date 1988-11-16.
• Season 3: premiered 1989-02-08; final listed air date 1990-03-28.
• Season 4: premiered 1990-04-04; final listed air date 1991-03-06.
• Season 5: premiered 1991-03-13; final listed air date 1991-06-19.
• Season 6: premiered 1991-08-21; final listed air date 1991-11-06.
• Season 7: premiered 1992-02-12; final listed air date 1992-05-13.
• Season 8: premiered 1992-05-20; final listed air date 1992-08-26.
• Season 9: premiered 1992-09-02; final listed air date 1992-11-25.
• Season 10: premiered 1993-02-10; final listed air date 1993-05-05.
• Season 11: premiered 1993-05-12; final listed air date 1993-08-04.
• Season 12: premiered 1993-09-15; final listed air date 1994-02-09.
• Season 13: premiered 1994-02-16; final listed air date 1994-05-18.
• Season 14: premiered 1994-05-25; final listed air date 1994-08-17.

Source and licence

Adapted from Hey Dad 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.