Comrade Dad
- TV sitcom
- BBC Two
- 1984 - 1986
- 8 episodes (1 series)
Sitcom set in a 1999 where England has been taken over by the Russians, creating the communist USSR-GB. Stars George Cole, Barbara Ewing, Doris Hare, Claire Toeman, David Garlick and David Battley
Press clippings
Comrade Dad, the chilling BBC sitcom that enraged the Soviets
Set in Britain under Russian occupation, the satire was denounced as 'crude propaganda'. Its team reveal how they took on the Trotskyists.
Tom Fordy, The Telegraph, 6th April 2022This BBC comedy only lasted for one series, airing in 1986. Cast your mind back to the Cold War (if you can) for a daft premise in which the UK has been invaded by the Soviet Union and turned into a Communist state. It starred Minder's George Cole and was entirely laugh-free.
Lorna Cooper, MSN Entertainment, 12th August 2008