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Don't Tell Father

  • TV Series
  • 1992
  • 30m
IMDb RATING
5.3/10
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Richard Ashton, Tony Britton, Anna Dawson, Philip Fox, Susan Hampshire, and Caroline Quentin in Don't Tell Father (1992)
SitcomComedy

An aging, egotistical actor strongly disapproves of his grown-up daughter's boyfriend.An aging, egotistical actor strongly disapproves of his grown-up daughter's boyfriend.An aging, egotistical actor strongly disapproves of his grown-up daughter's boyfriend.

  • Stars
    • Caroline Quentin
    • Susan Hampshire
    • Philip Fox
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.3/10
    11
    YOUR RATING
    • Stars
      • Caroline Quentin
      • Susan Hampshire
      • Philip Fox
    • 1User review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Caroline Quentin
    Caroline Quentin
    • Kate Bancroft
    • 1992
    Susan Hampshire
    Susan Hampshire
    • Natasha Bancroft
    • 1992
    Philip Fox
    Philip Fox
    • Marvin Whipple
    • 1992
    Tony Britton
    Tony Britton
    • Vivian Bancroft
    • 1992
    Richard Ashton
    Richard Ashton
    • Garth Bancroft
    • 1992
    Anna Dawson
    Anna Dawson
    • Stella Whipple
    • 1992
    Hilda Braid
    • Mrs. Dawson…
    • 1992
    Jack Smethurst
    Jack Smethurst
    • Ron Whipple
    • 1992
    Liz Daniels
    • Alemka
    • 1992
    Jo-Anne Sale
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    • 1992
    Roland Curram
    Roland Curram
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    • 1992
    Nigel Williams
    Nigel Williams
    • Congreve Bancroft
    • 1992
    Eric Carte
    Eric Carte
    • The Actor
    • 1992
    Don Estelle
    Don Estelle
    • Mr. Ridley
    • 1992
    David Simeon
    • the Documentary Producer
    • 1992
    Francesca Hall
    • Make-Up Girl
    • 1992
    Laura Girling
    • Learner Driver
    • 1992
    Richard Kerley
    • Chauffeur
    • 1992
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    drella666

    An outstanding achievement in television comedy

    You thought On The Buses was crass and obvious? You thought Don't Wait Up was smug and bourgeois? You thought Up The Elephant And Down The Castle was knuckle-chewingly embarrassing?

    You ain't seen Don't Tell Father. Nothing in the history of British sitcom can prepare you for the electric combination of blandness, incompetence and abject tedium on display. Tony Britton shouts a lot. Caroline Quentin sulks. Some fat bloke looks uncomfortable. And Susan Hampshire does nothing. For 30 minutes. In every episode.

    It's like a Beckett play adapted for TV by a small piece of cheese. But not that good. I had a sinus operation that was more fun. Everyone connected with this disaster should be drowned in sacks.

    Televisual pus.

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    • Release date
      • April 26, 1992 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Production company
      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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      • 30m
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      • Color
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      • Stereo
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      • 1.33 : 1

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