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 4, Episode 1 - Last Of The Red-Hot Mommas
Patrick has decided that his mother is too old to live on her own and invites her to come and live with the family - a decision he soon lives to regret!
Broadcast details
- Date
- Tuesday 15th June 1971
- 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 |
| Joyce Carey | Patrick's Mother |
| Ivor Dean | Doctor |
| John Comer | Removal Man |
| Arthur Pentelow | Major Protheroe |
| Cicely Paget-Bowman (as Cicely Paget Bowman) | Mrs Wendover |
| Brian Nolan | Removal Man |
| Johnnie Mortimer | Writer |
| Brian Cooke | Writer |
| William G Stewart | Director |
| William G Stewart | Producer |
| Tony Borer | Production Designer |
| Gordon Franks | Composer |