Don't Tell Father

Don't Tell Father
Genre	Comedy
Written by	Roy Clarke
Directed by	Harold Snoad
Starring	Tony Britton Caroline Quentin Susan Hampshire Philip Fox
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	6
Production
Producer	Harold Snoad
Running time	30 minutes
Production company	BBC
Original release
Network	BBC 1
Release	26 April (1992-04-26) – 31 May 1992 (1992-05-31)

Don't Tell Father is a British comedy television series which first aired on BBC One in 1992.

A self-regarding veteran actor dominates the lives of his fifth wife and four grown-up children. He is particularly outraged by his eldest daughter's engagement to a driving instructor.

Cast

• Tony Britton as Vivian Bancroft (6 episodes)
• Susan Hampshire as Natasha Bancroft (6 episodes)
• Caroline Quentin as Kate Bancroft (6 episodes)
• Philip Fox as Marvin Whipple (6 episodes)
• Richard Ashton as Garth Bancroft (6 episodes)
• Hilda Braid as Mrs. Dawson (3 episodes)
• Liz Daniels as Alemka (3 episodes)
• Anna Dawson as Stella Whipple (3 episodes)
• Jack Smethurst as Ron Whipple (3 episodes)
• Jo-Anne Sale as Spirit (2 episodes)

Bibliography

• David Leafe. British Film Institute Film and Television Handbook 1993. Bloomsbury Academic, 1992.

External links

• Don't Tell Father at IMDb