Don’t Tell Father

1 9 9 2 (UK)
6 x 30 minute episodes

This dire BBC comedy starred Tony Britton as Vivian Bancroft, a vain and pompous actor who disapproved of the relationship between his daughter Kate (Caroline Quentin) and Marvin Whipple (Philip Fox).

Vivian shouted a lot and generally lorded it over his family, including his young wife Natasha (the wonderful Susan Hampshire, who was surely hard up for a quid or two).

Vivian Bancroft
Tony Britton
Natasha Bancroft
Susan Hampshire
Kate Bancroft
Caroline Quentin
Garth Bancroft
Richard Ashton
Marvin Whipple
Philip Fox
Mrs Dawson
Hilda Braid
Alemka
Liz Daniels
Stella Whipple
Anna Dawson
Ron Whipple
Jack Smethurst

Dear John 1 9 8 8 - 1 9 9 2 (USA) 90 x 30 minute episodes Following the success of the original…
Father Dear Father 1 9 6 8 - 1 9 7 3 (UK) 45 x 25 minute episodes 4 x short specials Patrick Glover,…
Poor Little Rich Girls 1 9 8 4 (UK) 8 x 30 minute episodes This Granada comedy series starred Maria Aitken as twice-divorced Kate Codd…
Bagdad Cafe 1 9 9 0 - 1 9 9 1 (USA) 15 x 30 minute episodes Percy Adlon's 1988 German art-house movie…
Preston Front 1 9 9 4 - 1 9 9 7 (UK) 19 x 40 minute episodes Preston Front was a BBC…
It's Garry Shandling's Show 1 9 8 6 - 1 9 9 0 (USA) 72 x 30 minute episodes This imaginative situation comedy series…
CPO Sharkey 1 9 7 6 - 1 9 7 8 (USA) 37 x 30 minute episodes This NBC sitcom starred acid-tongued Don…
Those Two 1 9 5 1 - 1 9 5 3 (USA) 19 x 15 minute episodes This loosely structured 15-minute musical situation-comedy…