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Father, Dear Father

1978–1980 · 2 seasons

A gentle, chatty sitcom where mild domestic mishaps and family banter drift by easily without ever raising the pulse.

Created by: Johnnie Mortimer, Brian Cooke
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Patrick Cargill, Sally Conabere, Sigrid Thornton

Overview: The hugely successful British television series Father Dear Father is transplanted to Australia when novelist Patrick Glover and his assistant Nanny trek down under to write the great Australian crime novel, and end up supervising Patrick's boisterous young nieces while their own father is abroad.

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Created by: Johnnie Mortimer, Brian Cooke
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Patrick Cargill, Sally Conabere, Sigrid Thornton

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Tone: lightstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
found family
work
identity
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Humour	7
Realism	6
Romance	2
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Genres: comedy
Created by: Johnnie Mortimer, Brian Cooke
Written by: Richard Waring, Brian Cooke, Donald Churchill, Jon Watkins
Starring: Patrick Cargill, Sally Conabere, Sigrid Thornton, Noel Dyson, Wallas Eaton, Ron Frazer, Bill Kerr, John Derum
Length: 2 seasons, 14 episodes, 30 min each
Network: Seven Network
Country: Australia
Languages: English

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