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Don't Tell Father is a British television sitcom written by Roy Clarke that was first broadcast on BBC1 from 26 April to 31 May 1992.[1][2] The series starred Tony Britton, Susan Hampshire, Caroline Quentin, Richard Ashton and Philip Fox.

Premise

The series follows a self-regarding veteran actor, Vivian Bancroft (Tony Britton), who dominates the lives of his fifth wife, Natasha (Susan Hampshire), and four grown-up children. He is particularly outraged by his eldest daughter's engagement to a driving instructor.[1][2]

Cast

Main

Recurring

  • Hilda Braid as Mrs Dawson (3 episodes)
  • Liz Daniels as Alemka (3 episodes)
  • Anna Dawson as Stella Whipple (3 episodes)
  • Jack Smethurst as Ron Whipple (3 episodes)
  • Jo-Anne Sale as Spirit (2 episodes)

Episodes

Series 1 (1992)

No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleProduced & Directed byWritten byOriginal air date [3]
11"Vivian & Marvin"Harold SnoadRoy Clarke26 April 1992 (1992-04-26)
22"The Film Studio"Harold SnoadRoy Clarke3 May 1992 (1992-05-03)
33"Marvin's Parents"Harold SnoadRoy Clarke10 May 1992 (1992-05-10)
44"Vivian's Shower"Harold SnoadRoy Clarke17 May 1992 (1992-05-17)
55"Sacked"Harold SnoadRoy Clarke24 May 1992 (1992-05-24)
66"Car Trouble"Harold SnoadRoy Clarke31 May 1992 (1992-05-31)

Reception

Of the series, in his Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy, Mark Lewisohn wrote: "Tony Britton hammed it up for all he was worth as the awful Vivian, and Caroline Quentin proved particularly adept at delivering Roy Clarke's witty dialogue, but the piece as a whole lacked the magic ingredient which made so many of the writer's ideas long-running series."[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Leafe p.302
  2. ^ a b c Lewisohn, Mark (2003). Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy (2nd ed.). London: BBC Worldwide. pp. 234–235. ISBN 0563487550.
  3. ^ "Don't Tell Father (Episodes)". Phill.co.uk. Retrieved 27 December 2023.

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