Father Figure
- TV sitcom
- BBC One
- 2013
- 6 episodes (1 series)
Studio sitcom starring Jason Byrne as a stay-at-home husband trying to bring up his two rebellious sons. Stars Jason Byrne, Karen Taylor, Pauline McLynn, Dermot Crowley, Matthew Fenton and more.
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 3 - House Husband Of The Year
Further details
With his competitive mother Mary as his trainer and the assistance of Pat, Roddy, Elaine and his sons, Tom eventually finds his inner Mammy and goes head-to-head with his neighbour Tim in the gripping final.
But, as always in the Whyte family, things don't run quite to plan and a surprise outcome in the final could see Tom's hard work scuppered.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Wednesday 2nd October 2013
- Time
- 10:35pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Jason Byrne | Tom Whyte |
| Karen Taylor | Elaine Whyte |
| Pauline McLynn | Mary Whyte |
| Dermot Crowley | Pat Whyte |
| Matthew Fenton | Dylan Whyte |
| Alexander Aze | Drew Whyte |
| Michael Smiley | Roddy |
| Tim Downie | Tim Curtain |
| Thom Collett | Quiet Joe |
| Simon Delaney | Roni Bread |
| Chrissie Cotterill | Gerty Howlett |
| Tayler Marshall | Fran Curtain |
| James Benson | Mr O'Reilly (Judge) |
| Kevin Moore | Mr McGrath (Judge) |
| Jason Byrne | Writer |
| Laurence Howarth | Writer (Additional Material) |
| James Kettle | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Simon Littlefield | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Nick Wood | Director |
| Julia McKenzie | Producer |
| Stephen McCrum | Executive Producer |
| Jason Byrne | Associate Producer |
| Mark Lawrence | Editor |
| John Asbridge | Production Designer |
Videos
Your 'inner mammy'
Mary gets Tom in touch with his 'inner mammy' the hard way.
Featuring: Jason Byrne (Tom Whyte), Karen Taylor (Elaine Whyte), Dermot Crowley (Pat Whyte), Pauline McLynn (Mary Whyte) & Michael Smiley (Roddy).
The man mum
Tom takes on Tim to be the House Husband of the Year.
Featuring: Jason Byrne (Tom Whyte), Tim Downie (Tim Curtain) & Simon Delaney (Roni Bread).