The Best Episodes of Father, Dear Father Season 7

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   #1 - Flat Spin

   S7:E11/2/1973

   Anna & Tim return from their Honeymoon and start looking for a Flat. Though most are out of their price range they keep looking. Patrick goes to an estate & he shows Patrick a flat that he thinks Anna & Tim would like. He asks the price & tells the agent if he could say it's 6,000 pounds so Anna & Tim can afford it.He then asks the agent to hold it until he can get Anna & Tim to have a look. Another couple look over the flat & the agent thinks they are Anna & Tim, they ask the price & he tells them 6,000 pounds. They want to buy it. When Anna,Tim & Patrick arrive the agent realises his mistake & says the price is 10,000 pounds. Anna & Tim overhear this & say it's the worst case of 'gazumping' they've ever heard. Patrick is thinking of a way to give them the money for the flat with out them thinking it's charity. He writes a note saying Anna's Uncle Emlyn has died & left them a legacy of 4,000 pounds, so now they can buy the flat. Anna & Tim send a wreath to Emlyn's family &

   Director:William G. Stewart

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   #2 - Home And Away

   S7:E21/9/1973

   Bill's off to Manchester for a conference, Karen is busy practising her first aid bandaging on everyone & Patrick is behind on his latest novel. When Barbara arrives she suggests to Patrick if he wants peace & quiet to finish his novel he could go to her cabin in the country. When Patrick arrives Bill & his girlfriend are there & Bill asks Patrick not to say anything. Patrick returns home & tells Barbara he got lost on the way so he came home again. Barbara says she'll take him there & also wants to get the roof looked at. When they arrive Patrick is speaking in a loud voice to warn Bill that Barbara is with him. Bill hides in the closet. While Bill is trying to sneak out the window, Barbara comes into the room & wonders what he's doing there. Bill says the conference was called off so he decided to come down & fix the roof. Two ladies collecting clothes for the Vicar arrive at the front door & Patrick thinks their Bill's Girlfriend. One by one he hides them in the hall closet

   Director:William G. Stewart

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   #3 - It's In The Book.

   S7:E31/16/1973

   Anna & Tim are saving for a Flat of their own.Patrick offers them some money for a deposit but Tim is too proud to accept. Tim wants to ask his boss for a raise, but 'chickens out'at the last minute. Patrick borrows a book from the library called ""the successful man"" after reading it He tells Tim he should be more forceful. If he & Anna want to buy their own place, he should demand a raise from his boss. Anna has a job with Georgie for a few weeks while her Secretary is away. Tim goes to see his boss & demands a raise or he'll quit ! Tim's boss has been reading the same book as Patrick & accepts his resignation. Patrick tries to get Tim's job back by pretending to be from another paper wanting only Tim to do there advertising. He gets Nanny, Karen & the Milkman to phone as well to make Tim's boss think he's in demand. Finally Patrick tells Tim's Boss that Tim has won a prestigous advertising award & Tim's boss offers Tim his job back. Tim turns it down saying, he c

   Director:William G. Stewart

   Writer:Johnnie Mortimer

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   #4 - Right Hand Man

   S7:E41/23/1973

   A Producer wants to make a film of one of Patrick's books. Patrick needs a secretary to help him prepare his novel for the producer. With Anna finishing up at Georgie's, Georgie suggests to Patrick to use Anna as his secretary. When Patrick tries to explain this to Anna,she thinks Patrick is offering Tim a job as secretary. While working on the novel Patrick & Tim discuss how his character could pick a pair of handcuffs with a hairpin. Tim tells him it couldn't be done. Patrick buys a pair of handcuffs to prove to Tim it could be done. However it doesn't work & now the two of them are handcuffed together. Worse still, Tim was holding the key in his teeth & swallowed it when Patrick struggled to get free. Anna comes home & the three of them go to the Hospital for an X-ray. The Doctor tells Tim to let nature take its course & he'll get the key back. The man in the store tells them he has no spares & Patrick tries to cut the handcuffs off with a hacksaw. Patrick's

   Director:William G. Stewart

   Writer:Johnnie Mortimer

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   #5 - Pop Around The Clock

   S7:E51/30/1973

   Karen & Howard are going to a 3 day pop festival. Karen hasn't asked Patrick if she could go yet. Howard arrives & He & Karen go upstairs & talk. Anna remarks Maybe they're getting married. Patrick happens to overhear Karen say the word marriage & thinks they are getting married. Patrick thinks they're planning a ""wedding on the cheap"". He has 24 hours to arrange a proper wedding for them. Howard tells Karen he'll behave at the festival, no hanky-panky. He brings his tent & camp stove & Patrick thinks they'll be living in a tent once they're married.! When they're ready to leave for the festival Howards van breaks down, Bill & Barbara arrive & Howard invites them to the festival. Nanny asks Anna why she isn't dressed for Karen's wedding. Anna says Karen's going to a pop festival,they're not getting married. Howard tells Patrick that he's not marrying Karen & Patrick thinks it pre-wedding nerves. Bill & Barbara return dressed in 'hippy style' clothes & Patrick asks why they'

   Director:William G. Stewart

   Writer:Johnnie Mortimer

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   #6 - In All Directions

   S7:E62/6/1973

   It's time for the Glovers summer holidays. Where will they go this year ? Rome, Amsterdam, Saint Tropez ? The family gather around the kitchen table with a map. Patrick,Timothy & Mother like Rome. Nanny, Karen & Anna want Saint Tropez. They decide to split up. Patrick buys three tickets for Rome, Anna buys three tickets for St.Tropez. After thinking about it, Patrick goes back to the Travel Agent & swaps the Rome tickets for 3 to St.Tropez. Anna does likewise. Karen suggests they stick a pin in the map to see where they can all go together. After a few mishaps the pin lands on Majorca. Patrick visits the Travel Agent again to change the 3 tickets to Rome & the 3 tickets to St.Tropez, for 6 tickets to Majorca. When they arrive, the airport is fogbound.! They have to wait 3 hours til it clears. Finally all clear is given & as they present their passports, the passport official tells Patrick his passport has expired.! Everyone heads back to the Travel agent to change their ti

   Director:William G. Stewart

   Writer:Johnnie Mortimer

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