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Don't Wait Up (1983)

Don't Wait Up poster
Genre
sitcom
Country
United Kingdom
Length
6 seasons, 39 episodes
Rated
PG
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A doctor tries to balance his professional life with his personal relationships, often clashing with his father who is also a doctor. The series follows their disagreements and the women in their lives.

light-heartedwittybritishconversationalgentledatedeasygoing

What happens

Don't Wait Up is a British sitcom that was broadcast for six series from 25 October 1983 to 25 March 1990 on BBC1. It starred Nigel Havers, Tony Britton and Dinah Sheridan, and was written by George Layton. It was directed and produced by Harold Snoad. The series was adapted in part from an earlier, unbroadcast Comedy Playhouse by Layton. Don't Wait Up was repeated on Comedy Central Extra and in 2003, Playback released the first two series on DVD. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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