As well as having to deal with his progeny, Patrick also faces frequent hassles with his ex-wife Barbara ( Ursula Howells) and her current husband Bill Mossman (played by Patrick Holt, and later Tony Britton). Another member of the household is the girls' Nanny ( Noel Dyson). The original series focused on divorced British novelist Patrick Glover ( Patrick Cargill) and his daughters, Karen (Ann Holloway) and Anna ( Natasha Pyne), a couple of lively girls in their teens. The same year a West German adaptation Oh, This Father starring Willy Millowitsch began, lasting until 1981. It was subsequently made into a spin-off film of the same title released in 1973.Īn Australian sequel series of the same name (though usually referred to as Father, Dear Father in Australia to distinguish it from the UK original) followed in 1978. Father, Dear Father is a British television sitcom produced by Thames Television for ITV from 1968 to 1973 starring Patrick Cargill.
