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 4 - Nobody's Indispensable
Mr Bolton, the Verger, proposes to Nanny, but she turns him down because of her commitment to the Glover family. Patrick and the girls feel guilty and try to prove to Nanny that they can survive without her - even if they would miss her.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Tuesday 2nd June 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 |
| Dandy Nichols | Mrs Lancaster |
| Stephen Lewis | Mr Bolton |
| Hilda Barry | Little Old Lady |
| Johnnie Mortimer | Writer |
| Brian Cooke | Writer |
| William G Stewart | Director |
| William G Stewart | Producer |
| Bernard Spencer | Production Designer |