• Air date: 27 May '69 6 episodes
      Patrick Glover is a divorced thriller novelist attempting to raise and keep the peace between his two teenage daughters.
  • List of Episodes (6)
    • 1. The Unhappy Birthday

      27 May '69
      Patrick visits the Doctor for his annual check up. The Doctor almost ""spoils the surprise birthday party"" that's being planned for Patrick when he says, See you on Tuesday night. Patrick is wondering why the Doctor wants to see him again so soon. Next morning Patrick has developed a cold & hears Nanny & the Girls whispering about something. He consults a few medical books & has convinced Himself that he's dying. Meanwhile the party plans are in full swing & the guests are arriving, Patri
    • 2. We Can't Afford A Carriage

      03 Jun '69
      Patrick is complaining about the Household bills when Anna & Karen walk in and ask for 300 pounds to buy a ""Used Car "". Patrick tells them to earn the money themselves. Try putting a note in the newsagents window he says. An old Army buddy telephones and says he wants to meet & talk about old times. Karen places notice in newsagents window for modelling job to earn money for the car. Captain Waring sees note in window & jumps to wrong conclusion when he discovers that it's the same addres
    • 3. Show Me The Way To Go Home

      10 Jun '69
      Patrick is establishing the 'rules of the house'. When the Girls arrive home & Patrick informs them Anna says she's looking for a flat & wants to move out. Patrick tries to talk her out of it But that only makes her more determined. Anna can only afford 5 pounds a week & finds a place around the corner. ( a dingy little bedsitter.) Patrick plans a surprise visit & Karen arrives first to warn her. Anna runs downstairs to Married couples flat to use the phone, too late ! Patrick sees her & a
    • 4. Thinner Than Water.

      17 Jun '69
      Nanny & the Girls convince Patrick to accompany them to the Blood Bank so they can all donate some blood. When they arrive home Anna mentions she's type AB, Karen says she is AB as well, Patrick looks at his new donor card & says he's type O. When Georgie arrives Patrick mentions this & Georgie tells him that He can't be their Father if they have a different blood group.! Patrick is worried that his ex-wife Barbara may have been unfaithful to him all those years ago. He searches the attic
    • 5. Baby Won't You Please Come Home

      24 Jun '69
      Patrick has plans to buy a boat when a telegram arrives from his brother Phillip. Seems he needs Patrick's help and arrives later that afternoon with a baby he says he found outside his dressing room while on tour in Ireland. Phillip doesn't know who the mother is & thinks it might be his child from one of his many girlfriends. Phillip wants Patrick to look after the child while he tries to find out who the mother is. Patrick asks nanny to phone the department store & ask them to deliver a
    • 6. Divorce English Style

      01 Jul '69
      Patrick's solicitor contacts him to say that He & ex-wife Barbara may not be legally divorced. Barbara arrives on hearing the news & they meet with the solicitor to make their divorce legal. Bill overhears Barbara's conversation & thinks she's divorcing him to marry Patrick again.! The solicitor finds the missing paperwork though & confirms that Patrick & Barbara are legaly divorced. a BIG thank you to LB who made this synopsis possible. B/W episode.