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 5, Episode 4 - An Explosive Situation
It's situation normal when Patrick and his brother, Philip, go to an auction in order to bid for their old regimental Polo cup: things inevitably go wrong, and they end up holding a live grenade...
Broadcast details
- Date
- Monday 4th October 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 |
| Donald Sinden | Philip Glover |
| Norman Chappell | Encyclopaedia Salesman |
| Richard Fraser | Army Officer |
| Frank Duncan | Auctioneer's Assistant |
| Desmond Cullum-Jones | Bomb Disposal Officer |
| John Clive | Auctioneer |
| Johnnie Mortimer | Writer |
| Brian Cooke | Writer |
| William G Stewart | Director |
| William G Stewart | Producer |
| Harry Clark | Production Designer |
| Gordon Franks | Composer |