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    Comedy TV Shows - 1970s 2 Mins Read

    How’s Your Father?

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    This comedy series from Yorkshire Television starred Harry Worth as recently widowed Harry Matthews who was bringing up two lively adolescents – 19-year-old Martin (Giles Watling) and 16-year-old Shirley (Debby Cumming) – in his suburban home on Windsor Avenue.

    Harry was a fumbling, bumbling, absent-minded chap who left a trail of chaos and confusion in his wake while trying his best to be a modern father.

    The Matthews’ neighbours were nosey Vera Blacker (Fanny Carby) next-door; the bossy Mrs Simkins (Sonia Graham); and Mrs Willoughby (Mela White).

    Two series were made of the warm-hearted domestic comedy. It was Worth’s first appearance in a television comedy for four years.

    Not to be confused with the 1974 Granada sitcom starring Michael Robbins and Arthur English.

    Harry Matthews
    Harry Worth
    Martin Matthews
    Giles Watling
    Shirley Matthews
    Debby Cumming
    Mrs Simkins
    Sonia Graham
    Mrs Vera Blacker
    Fanny Carby
    Mrs Willoughby
    Mela White

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    The Older Woman | Trouble with Shirley | The Dress, the Shirt and the Mower | Harry Gets Out More | Who Wants to Move? | Wedding Bells || The Disco | Help! | The One That Got Away | Rag Week | Fantasy Time | The Promotion | Every Picture Tells a Story

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