DAD (1997 - 1999)

Created by: Andrew Marshall

Starring: George Cole, Kevin McNally, Julia Hills, Toby Ross-Bryant, Richard Davies, Regina Freedman, James Gerard, Archie Panjabi, David Shane, John Hodgkinson, Jane Robbins, Jonathan Bennett, William Ely, Barry Howard, Keith Morris, Angus Lennie, Vicki Pepperdine, Alan Stocks, John Peters, John Barrard, Tim Briggs, Karl Jenkinson, Victoria McFarlane, Ben Richards, Ralph Van Dijk, Arthur Caulfield, Mary Chester, Cynthia Grenville, David Mack, Howard Southern, Ash Atalla, Scott Charles, Jacqueline Jansen, Anna Madeley, Alison Senior, John Arnatt, Rebecca Hunter, Christine Moore, Lee Nettleingham, Giles Ward, Georgina Beer, Jilly Bond, Stephen Tompkinson, Matthew Bowyer, James Doherty, Rolf Harris, Phil Kavanagh, Terry Molloy, Liz Moscrop, Lexie Peel

13 episodes

(TV-14 - adult language, adult themes, adult situations, brief nudity)

PLOT:

The trials and tribulations of a dutiful, insecure son and his loyal, long-suffering family, who tries to get reacquainted with his eccentric, know-it-all, pensioner father after they have spent a long period of time apart.

season 1 - 

Brian gets sick which brings Alan to spend more time with his father. Alan goes to stay at Brian's house whilst Vincent has a house party. Vincent's got a girlfriend. Unfortunately, her father lived next-door to Alan when he was younger and Brian's actions 30 years ago are coming back to haunt him. Alan takes the family out for an expensive meal. Alan in concerned his father has been drunk driving. Alan plans to take the family on holiday.

season 2 - 

Alan and his family move house, and since his dad's health problems brought him closer to him, Alan's nerves become particularly bad. Alan and Vincent help Brian work at a polling station following a flu epidemic. Everyone seems to be enjoying a healthy sex life except for Alan, much to Beryl's annoyance. Alan and Brian become security guards to protect a model village from thugs. Alan panics when finding out Brian has a collection of guns. Alan's wealthy, good-looking, childhood friend Barry pays a Christmas visit. Alan worries when Brian goes to the hospital for a heart bypass operation.