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 6, Episode 3 - The Opposite Six
Helping Georgie out of a spot turns out to be just the start for Patrick as Barbara needs help too. Then his mother turns to him and he has to ask Bill for help - but pickled onions and mouth organs are not his scene, apparently!
Notes
This episode is sometimes incorrectly listed as The Opposite Sex.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Tuesday 27th June 1972
- 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 |
| Ursula Howells | Barbara Mossman |
| Joyce Carey | Patrick's Mother |
| Dawn Addams | Georgie |
| Tony Britton | Bill Mossman |
| Toni Palmer | Mildred |
| Johnnie Mortimer | Writer |
| Brian Cooke | Writer |
| William G Stewart | Director |
| William G Stewart | Producer |
| Bernard Spencer | Production Designer |
| Gordon Franks | Composer |