Father, Dear Father - Season 1
Season 1
Network
Episodes7
DatesNov 5, 1968 - Dec 17, 1968
Episodes
Season 1Episode 130 min
The Proposal
Patrick is having trouble with his two daughters, they're growing up fast & he's losing control. He goes to see a Priest who tells him they need a Woman's influence. Patrick decides to ask Georgie (His agent) to marry him & quickly because he's parked next to an expired meter.! Georgie agrees & Patrick rushes home. The big day arrives & Anna & Karen tell Patrick they're are moving out! They tell him he won't want them around now that Georgie's moving in. He tells them He was only doing it for their sake. Anna & Karen ring Georgie & tell her all about it, When Patrick arrives he doesn't know the Girls have phoned & He's trying to make excuses why they shouldn't get married. Finally Georgie calls it off when Patrick says he leaves the cap off the toothpaste.! Instead of going to Caxton hall to get married they go to the races at Ascot.
BIG thank you to LB who made this synopsis possible.
B/W episode.
Nov 5, 1968
Season 1Episode 230 min
Pussies Galore
Karen finds an old leopard skin coat in an old trunk upstairs, she shows it to Patrick who starts sneezing. It seems Patrick has an allergy to cats & cat fur.! Karen goes back upstairs to where Anna is minding their friend Andrews cat for the weekend, She tells Anna that Patrick is still allergic. Nanny comes into the room & sees the cat, She tells the Girls it's a female & pregnant ! Patrick happens to be passing when he overhears Nanny say She's pregnant. He thinks one of his Daughters is expecting.! Georgie arrives & Patrick tells her what he overheard, She tells him ask Nanny which one it is. Patrick tells Nanny he knows the Girls are keeping something from him & He knows about Andrew. Nanny won't betray their confidence & tells to Patrick to ask them himself. Karen is rushing out to find a medical student,He goes upstairs to Anna who quickly hides the cat under the bed. He tells her he knows about her secret & starts sneezing, He goes downstairs to answer the door
Nov 12, 1968
Season 1Episode 330 min
The Return of the Mummy
Patrick's ex-wife Barbara arrives un-expectedly from Italy. It seems she's had another argument with her new Husband Bill & left him.(again) Anna & Karen are glad to see their Mother & so is Nanny. Next day Barbara takes the Girls shopping & Bill arrives while She was out. He wants Patrick to come with Him to a Bar to meet some Women he knows. Patrick makes an excuse & Bill leaves on his own. Georgie arrives to collect Patrick's latest manuscript just as Barbara & the Girls arrive from Shopping. After a few words are exchanged between Barbara & Herself Georgie leaves. Nanny has been busy preparing dinner in the formal dining room,She hopes Patrick & Barbara will get back together. When Bill arrives slightly intoxicated he jumps to a conclussion & thinks Patrick is trying to win Barbara back. Bill & Barbara make up & then they go home to Italy.
a BIG thank you to LB who made this synopsis possible.
B/W episode.
Nov 19, 1968
Season 1Episode 430 min
Publish and Be Damned
Karen has written an Adult book based on the family, However it was rejected & returned by the publisher. Patrick reads the book & is shocked that a sixteen year old Girl could write such a thing.! What He doesn't know is they made several copies & sent them to several Publishers. At a Literary Luncheon Patrick is the main topic of discussion,the other writers are whispering behind his back. It seems they've read all about His exploits in the book. He meets Georgie & tells her they have to get all the copies back & destroy them. Meanwhile Karen has an appointment with a small publisher who wants to publish the book, When Patrick hears of this He goes to the publsher who says it's to late I've signed a contract. Patrick asks what it will take for Him not to publish this book, the agent says he wants to publish Patrick's next novel. Nanny telephones the agent to speak to Patrick, He pretends She is Inspector Nanny from Scotland Yard & tells her all about the contract signed
Nov 26, 1968
Season 1Episode 530 min
It Won't Be a Stylish Marriage
Anna tells Nanny She's getting married, but she wants Nanny to tell Patrick. Nanny asks Patrick what he would think if someone in the household were to Marry. Patrick thinks Nanny is the one planning to Marry & asks her to invite him around for drinks that evening.
When Cyril arrives Patrick is surprised, He was expecting an older man. When Anna & Karen come downstairs He's more surprised when Anna Kisses Cyril in front of Nanny.! He scolds Anna for her behaviour, Karen says why, they are getting Married. Patrick tries to talk Anna out of marriage & later goes to see Georgie who tells him to talk to Cyril. Meanwhile Anna & Cyril have had a fight & the wedding is off. Patrick meets Cyril at the Pub & tries to talk him out of marrying Anna. He agrees. When Patrick arrives home he finds Anna crying, but she was just peeling onions for dinner.!
a BIG thank you to LB who made this synopsis possible.
B/W episode.
Dec 3, 1968
Season 1Episode 630 min
I Should Have Danced All Night
Patrick has been taking dancing lessons at night for the last week. However he hasn't told anyone where he was going,or what he was doing. Anna & Karen invite their friend Steven over & he finds a clipping from the local paper about the ""Hampstead Heath Romeo"". The clipping says a man has been annoying women for the past week. Anna & Karen think this is what their father has been doing & ask Steven to question their Father upon his return. Patrick confesses,his secret is out.! He has been taking dancing lessons to impress Georgie at this years Literary dance. Unfortunately, when Georgie arrives Patrick trips & sprains his ankle & so has to sit & watch while the others dance.
a BIG thank you to LB who made this synopsis possible.
B/W episode.
Dec 10, 1968
Season 1Episode 730 min
Lost Weekend
Patrick misunderstands when Georgie (His Agent) invites him for a weekend in Brighton. Meanwhile Daughter Anna has a part in a production of ""The Sound of Music"" on the same weekend & wants him to come see her. Nanny complicates matters by phoning Patricks Mother & telling her that Patrick is going to see her on the same weekend.! Patrick makes an excuse to his mother & now has to choose between a weekend with Georgie or watching Anna's stage debut.
He chooses Georgie after the Girls think he's going to visit their Grandmother, As it turns out He & Georgie have to make a mad dash back to London to swap suitcases so Anna's performance can go on.
B/W episode.
(BIG thank you to LB who made this synopsis possible.)
Dec 17, 1968
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