Dad (TV series)
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| Genre | Comedy |
| Written by | Andrew Marshall |
| Directed by | Angela De Chastelai Smith Marcus Mortimer Nick Wood |
| Starring |
George Cole Kevin McNally Julia Hills Toby Ross-Bryant |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
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| Producer(s) | Marcus Mortimer Rosemary McGowan |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
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| Original network | BBC1 |
| Picture format | 4:3 |
| Original release | 25 September 1997 – 21 December 1999 |
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 Californian swing revival band Big Bad Voodoo Daddy.
Initially, due to Julia Hills being in 2point4 Children, which was still running come the transmission of 'Dad', the BBC didn't want her to be in it. However after her audition, any fears and doubts were quickly quashed.
Alan Hook - Kevin McNally
Brian Hook - George Cole
Vincent Hook - Toby Ross-Bryant
Beryl Hook - Julia Hills
Alan Hook is a highly-strung and often unfortunate individual, constantly getting frustrated with the endeavours of his father Brian, and forever venting his anger at the world around him. His long-suffering wife Beryl tries her best to keep her husband calm, though this proves difficult due to Brian, who, without meaning to, is always getting on his son's nerves with his over engineered ideas, and old fashioned ways.
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