Father, Dear Father
- TV sitcom
- ITV1
- 1968 - 1973
- 45 episodes (7 series)
Crime novelist Patrick Glover struggles to juggle an ex-wife, a Nanny, his ageing mother, two young daughters - and the occasional romantic interlude. Stars Patrick Cargill, Natasha Pyne, Ann Holloway, Noel Dyson, Ursula Howells and more.
Episode menu
Series 3, Episode 2 - One Dog And His Man
Patrick has problems with H.G. Wells, his beloved dog, when he eats page 90 of his latest novel. He takes drastic action and ships H.G. off to the country to act as a guard dog - the girls decide to go on hunger strike as a protest.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Tuesday 19th May 1970
- Time
- 8:30pm
- Channel
- ITV1
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Patrick Cargill | Patrick Glover |
| Natasha Pyne | Anna Glover |
| Ann Holloway | Karen Glover |
| Noel Dyson (as Noël Dyson) | Nanny |
| Ballard Berkeley | Colonel Battersby |
| Michael Segal | Ian Smythe |
| Diana King | Norah Smythe |
| Lane Meddick | George |
| Peter Beton | Policeman |
| Johnnie Mortimer | Writer |
| Brian Cooke | Writer |
| William G Stewart | Director |
| William G Stewart | Producer |
| Bernard Spencer | Production Designer |
| Gordon Franks | Composer |