Don't Tell Father - BBC1 Sitcom - British Comedy Guide (original) (raw)
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6 (1 series)
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Tony Britton, Susan Hampshire, Caroline Quentin, Philip Fox, Hilda Braid, Jack Smethurst, Anna Dawson, Richard Ashton and more
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Vivian Bancroft, esteemed thespian (in his eyes at least) is the patriarchal figure in his own little world. Married, for the fifth time, to Natasha (20 years his junior), he is insufferably egocentric, opinionated and frightfully sensitive.
He believes himself to be a socialist, while espousing values that would make Mrs. Thatcher blanch. Kate is one of his daughters and Marvin is her boyfriend. Marvin's parents Ron and Stella also show their faces, and to accept him into the family fold is one of the themes of the series.
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First broadcast
Sunday 26th April 1992 at 7:45pm on BBC One