| Programme: |
Don't Wait Up |
| Broadcast: |
1983 - 1990
(BBC) |
| Episodes: |
39 (6 series) |
| Starring: |
Tony Britton, Nigel Havers |
| Written by: |
George Layton |
| Directed by: |
Harold Snoad |
| Production: |
British Broadcasting Corporation
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| Synopsis: |
Father and son doctors, Toby and Tom Latimer, find themselves divorcing their wives and at a crossroads in their life. They move in together, but with differing political, social, medical and moral beliefs (the Harley Street father and NHS son), often clash.
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| BSG Review: |
Somewhat mediocre but enjoyable all the same, Don't Wait Up had a weak (but concurrently strangely stable) basic storyline.
Comprising of the classic two-men-in-a-room, class-clash and father-son comedy formulae, the show was an unlikely hit, running on BBC One for an impressive six series and spanning 8 years.
Oddly compelling and comforting, one should not expect to see anything groundbreaking or hugely original in Don't Wait Up, but it is certainly funny and entertaining enough to watch and enjoy without too much thought. |
| Notes: |
Don't Wait Up was repeated in early 2006 by ITV3.
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