Father, Dear Father (TV)

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Father, Dear Father is a British sitcom that aired from 1968 to 1973, following the comedic misadventures of a divorced writer struggling to raise his two teenage daughters.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British sitcom
television series
broadcastDecade 1960s
1970s
character Anna Glover NERFINISHED
Bill Moss NERFINISHED
Georgie NERFINISHED
Karen Glover NERFINISHED
Nanny
Patrick Glover NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
creator Brian Cooke NERFINISHED
Johnnie Mortimer NERFINISHED
filmAdaptationYear 1973
firstAired 1968-11-13
format situation comedy
genre sitcom
hasSpecialEpisode Christmas special
hasTheme family relationships
generation gap
single fatherhood
lastAired 1973-02-21
mainCharacterMaritalStatus divorced
mainCharacterOccupation novelist
numberOfEpisodes 45
numberOfSeries 7
originalChannel ITV NERFINISHED
originalLanguage English
originalNetwork ITV NERFINISHED
originalReleaseEnd 1973
originalReleaseStart 1968
pictureFormat black-and-white
colour
plotSummary A divorced writer struggles to raise his two teenage daughters, leading to comedic situations.
productionCompany Thames Television NERFINISHED
runtimePerEpisode 30 minutes
settingLocation London, England
surface form: London
spinOff Father, Dear Father (film) NERFINISHED
starring Ann Holloway NERFINISHED
Natasha Pyne NERFINISHED
Noel Dyson NERFINISHED
Patrick Cargill NERFINISHED
William Lucas NERFINISHED
targetAudience family audience
writer Brian Cooke NERFINISHED
Johnnie Mortimer NERFINISHED

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The Paul Lynde Show basedOn Father, Dear Father (TV)
this entity surface form: British series "Father, Dear Father" (loosely)
Dawn Addams notableWork Father, Dear Father (TV)