Dear John (British TV series)

For the American sitcom of the same name, see Dear John (American TV series).

Dear John
GenreSituation comedy
Written byJohn Sullivan
StarringRalph Bates
Belinda Lang
Peter Denyer
Peter Blake
Rachel Bell[1]
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series2
No. of episodes14
Production
Running time30 minutes
Original release
NetworkBBC1
Release17 February 1986 (1986-02-17) –
21 December 1987 (1987-12-21)[2]
Related
Dear John (1988)
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Dear John is a British sitcom, written by John Sullivan. Two series and a special were broadcast in 1986 and 1987.[3]

The sitcom's title refers to "Dear John" letters, usually written by women to their partners as a means of ending a relationship. John discovers in the opening episode that his wife is leaving him for a friend. He is kicked out of his home, while still being expected to pay the mortgage, and forced to find lodgings. In desperation, he joins the 1-2-1 Singles Club and meets other people who have fared equally unfortunately in their romantic lives.[4] The outside shots of houses were filmed in Melthorne Drive, South Ruislip.

In 1988, an American adaptation of Dear John was produced by Paramount for the NBC network, starring Judd Hirsch. That series lasted for four seasons.[5]

  1. ^ "Dear John.... – BBC1 Sitcom – British Comedy Guide". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  2. ^ "BBC - Comedy Guide - Dear John". Archived from the original on 8 December 2004.
  3. ^ Quantick, David (24 April 2011). "John Sullivan: A master of comedy". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  4. ^ "A Forgotten Classic – Dear John – British Classic Comedy". British Classic Comedy. 28 April 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  5. ^ "Dear John – Classic TV Database". classic-tv.com. Retrieved 11 May 2017.