Dad (1997)
- Directed by
- Nick Wood
- Genre
- sitcom
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Length
- 2 seasons, 13 episodes
- Rated
- PG
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 3 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A sitcom about a man named Alan who often gets annoyed by his father Brian's antics. It is a generation-gap comedy about the ongoing clashes between father and son.
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What happens
Dad is a BBC1 sitcom that ran for 13 episodes (each 30 minutes long) over two series and a Christmas special. Described by the BBC as a 'generation-gap comedy', it centered on the trials and tribulations of Alan Hook (Kevin McNally) and his father Brian (George Cole). Alan would often find himself getting increasingly frustrated with the endeavours of his father, whilst the world seemed to be forever against him. Toby Ross-Bryant played Alan's son Vincent, and Julia Hills played Alan's wife Beryl. It was written by Andrew Marshall, who was best known for his popular sitcom, 2point4 Children. The title of each episode was a pun on the word "Dad". The theme tune for the first series was the 1965 hit 'Tijuana Taxi' performed by Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass. For the second series, this was replaced with the song 'Go Daddy-O' by California swing revival band, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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