Father, Dear Father is a British television sitcom produced by Thames Television for ITV from 1968 to 1973 starring Patrick Cargill. It was subsequently made into a spin-off film of the same title released in 1973. An Australian sequel series of the same name (though usually referred to as Father, Dear Father in Australia to distinguish it from the UK original) followed in 1978. The same year a West German adaptation Oh, This Father starring Willy Millowitsch began, lasting until 1981. Premise The original series focused on divorced British novelist Patrick Glover (Patrick Cargill) and his daughters, Karen (Ann Holloway) and Anna (Natasha Pyne), a couple of lively girls in their teens. The family lives in Hampstead, London. Another member of the household is the girls' Nanny (Noel Dyson). As well as having to deal with his progeny, Patrick also faces frequent hassles with his ex-wife Barbara (Ursula Howells) and her current husband Bill Mossman (played by Patrick Holt, and later Tony Britton). There is also his brother Philip (Donald Sinden), his mother (Joyce Carey), his agent Georgie Thompson (Sally Bazely Series 1 and 2 and later Dawn Addams Series 4-7), his publisher Ian Smyth (Michael Segal in series 3) and his pet St. Bernard dog 'H. G. Wells'. At the end of the sixth series Anna marries Tim Tanner (Jeremy Child), who then became a regular in the last series. Cast Patrick Cargill - Patrick Glover Natasha Pyne - Anna Glover Ann Holloway - Karen Glover Noel Dyson - Nanny Dawn Addams - Georgie Thompson Ursula Howells - Barbara Joyce Carey - Patrick’s mother Sally Bazely - Georgie Thompson Jeremy Child - Timothy Tanner Tony Britton - Bill Mossman Michael Segal - Ian Smythe Patrick Holt - Bill Mossman James Appleby - Milkman Donald Sinden - Philip Glover Richard O’Sullivan - Howard Richard Wattis - Manager Ballard Berkeley - Colonel Beryl Reid - Miss Pretty Elspet Gray - Doctor Robert Raglan - Mr Fletcher John Clegg - Vicar Joan Sims - Mrs Armitage Melvyn Hayes - Les June Whitfield - Mrs Parsons Bill Pertwee - Mr Duffy Episodes Series 1 and 2 are in black & white. Series 3 to 7 are in colour. Series 1 (1968) Series 2 (1969) Series 3 (1970) Series 4 (1971) Series 5 (1971) Series 6 (1972) Series 7 (1973) Australian version A few years after Karen and Anna have married and left home,