Dear John
Dear John is a British sitcom created and written by John Sullivan. Two series and a special were broadcast between 1986 and 1987. The title refers to 'Dear John' letters, girls to their boyfriends breaking off a relationship. John discovers in the opening episode that his wife is leaving him for a friend, and he is forced to find lodgings. In desperation, he attends the 1-2-1 Singles Club and finds other members mostly social misfits. In 1988, an American adaptation of the same name was produced by Paramount for the NBC network, starring Judd Hirsch. It lasted for four seasons.
Overview
Dear John is a British sitcom created and written by John Sullivan. Two series and a special were broadcast between 1986 and 1987. The title refers to 'Dear John' letters, girls to their boyfriends breaking off a relationship. John discovers in the opening episode that his wife is leaving him for a friend, and he is forced to find lodgings. In desperation, he attends the 1-2-1 Singles Club and finds other members mostly social misfits. In 1988, an American adaptation of the same name was produced by Paramount for the NBC network, starring Judd Hirsch. It lasted for four seasons.
Ray Butt
Producer
Episodes
1. A Singular Man
As John recovers from an expensive divorce, he joins a club for divorcees. He meets a jumble of very eccentric characters.
2. In the Club
John learns the backstories of the 1-2-1 Club members.
3. Death
Ralph suffers from a family curse which John and Kate try to explain is simply superstition while Kirk arrives with his size nines and puts his foot in it.
Cast & Crew
Ralph Bates
John Lacey
Peter Blake
Kirk St Moritz
Peter Denyer
Ralph Dring
Rachel Bell
Louise
Lucinda Curtis
Sylvia
