Productions related to Dad - British Comedy Guide (original) (raw)

Dad. Image shows from L to R: Brian Hook (George Cole), Alan Hook (Kevin McNally). Copyright: BBC Dad

Generation-gap comedy. Alan Hook and his father Brian are brought together when Brian becomes ill, however they still don't understand each other. Meanwhile history seems to be repeating itself with Alan's son Vincent. Stars George Cole, Kevin McNally, Julia Hills and Toby Ross-Bryant.

See also

2point4 Children. Image shows from L to R: Bill (Belinda Lang), David (John Pickard), Ben (Gary Olsen), Jenny (Clare Buckfield). Copyright: BBC TV

2point4 Children

The Porters seem to be a perfectly average bunch - mum, dad, son and daughter. This family, however, are anything but ordinary.

Comrade Dad. Reg Dudgeon (George Cole) TV

Comrade Dad

Sitcom set in a 1999 where England has been taken over by the Russians, creating the communist USSR-GB.

Tom, Dick And Harriet. Image shows from L to R: Dick (Ian Ogilvy), Tom (Lionel Jeffries), Harriet (Brigit Forsyth). Copyright: Thames Television TV

Tom, Dick And Harriet

Tom Maddison is widowed after 40 years and he is determined to live life to the full now that he has moved to London and moved in with his married son.

The Life Of Riley. Image shows from L to R: Brian Riley (Frank Lincoln), Frank Riley (Bill Maynard). Copyright: Granada Television TV

The Life Of Riley

Frank Riley's days of being the carefree widower are interrupted by the return of his puritanical son who needs a job and a place to stay.

Hot Metal. Image shows from L to R: Greg Kettle (Richard Kane), Max Rutherford (Geoffrey Hutchings), Bill Tytla (John Gordon Sinclair), Russell Spam (Robert Hardy), Harry Stringer (Geoffrey Palmer). Copyright: London Weekend Television TV

Hot Metal

Biting newspaper satire by Andrew Marshall and David Renwick, set in the offices of the once high-brow, now populist tabloid, Daily Crucible.

Whoops Apocalypse. Image shows from L to R: Premier Dubienkin (Richard Griffiths), The Deacon (John Barron), President Johnny Cyclops (Barry Morse), Kevin Pork (Peter Jones). Copyright: London Weekend Television TV

BBC One. Copyright: BBC TV

Health And Efficiency

St James's General Hospital - Surgical Team B are faced with constant battles in the operating theatre, rising costs and chaotic relationships.

How's Your Father. Image shows from L to R: Edward Cropper (Nicholas Hoye), Eddie Cropper (Michael Robbins), Ted Cropper (Arthur English). Copyright: Granada Television TV

How's Your Father

Eddie Cropper is a middle-aged man struggling to come to terms with an ever-changing world, and to satisfy the demands of his family.