6.8 /10 1 Votes
6.6/10 TV Country of origin United Kingdom No. of episodes 39 First episode date 25 October 1983 Number of episodes 39 Networks BBC, BBC One | 7.1/10 IMDb Created by George Layton No. of series 6 Running time 30 minutes Final episode date 25 March 1990 Program creator George Layton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Starring Tony Britton
Nigel Havers
Dinah Sheridan
Susan Skipper
Jane How Cast Nigel Havers, Dinah Sheridan, Tony Britton, Susan Skipper, Simon Williams Similar Brush Strokes, Waiting for God, Just Good Friends, Three Up - Two Down, Sorry! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Don't Wait Up is a British sitcom that aired for six series from 1983 to 1990 on BBC1. It starred Nigel Havers, Tony Britton and Dinah Sheridan, and was written by George Layton. It was directed and produced by Harold Snoad, who also directed and produced another well-known, mainstream sitcom, Keeping Up Appearances.
Contents
Don't Wait Up was repeated on Comedy Central Extra and in 2003, Playback released the first two series on DVD; it is unclear whether they intend to bring the rest of the series to DVD.
Cast
Plot
Don't Wait Up starts as Dr. Tom Latimer splits from his wife Helen. At the same time, his father Toby, also a doctor, announces his intention to divorce his wife of 32 years, Angela. Father and son then move in together and frequently argue about politics and medical practices. Tom tries to get his parents back together, while beginning a romance with Toby's secretary Madeleine Forbes, whom he later marries.
DVD releases
The first two series were released in a boxset in 2003 by Playback. No further series have been released.
Acorn Media re-released the first two series in June 2012.