Patrick Glover (Patrick Cargill) is a divorced thriller novelist attempting to raise & keep the peace between his two teenaged daughters Anna (Natasha Pyne) & Karen (Ann Holloway). Helping (but sometimes hindering) his efforts is Nanny (Noel Dyson), his ex-wife Barbara (Ursula Howells), his dotty mother (Joyce Carey) & his agent/girlfriend Georgie (Sally Bazely). not forgetting H.G. Wells, Patrick's lazy St. Bernard.
Premiering in 1968, Patrick Cargill (already a popular actor) found his comic niche as harassed father of 2 Patrick Glover in Father, Dear Father. The series became one of Thames most successful & long running sitcoms, spanning 7 seasons including a feature film version in 1972 & a spin off series filmed in Australia.