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 7, Episode 4 - The Right Hand Man
Patrick conducts a practical experiment to prove to Timothy it is possible to pick the lock on handcuffs with a hairpin. The day of a meeting with a film producer isn't the best the end up chained together...
Broadcast details
- Date
- Tuesday 23rd January 1973
- Time
- 7pm
- 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 |
| Dawn Addams | Georgie |
| Jeremy Child | Timothy Tanner |
| Roy Kinnear | Sid |
| Michael Logan | Muswell Lemming |
| Dennis Ramsden | Doctor |
| Carmen Silvera | Mrs Lemming |
| John Caesar | Fireman |
| Alex Hood | Lift Attendant |
| Johnnie Mortimer | Writer |
| Brian Cooke | Writer |
| William G Stewart | Director |
| William G Stewart | Producer |
| Roger Allan | Production Designer |
| Gordon Franks | Composer |