"Dear John" (1986) TV series 1986-1987

User Rating:

7.9/10   

Director:

Sue Bysh

Seasons:

1 | 2 | unknown

Release Date:

17 February 1986 (UK)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

John Lacey comes home one evening to discover a letter from his wife (starting with "Dear John" - hence the title) telling him that she is leaving him...

Plot Keywords:

Character Name In Title

Cast

Ralph Bates	...	John Lacey (14 episodes, 1986-1987)
Peter Blake	...	Kirk (14 episodes, 1986-1987)
Peter Denyer	...	Ralph (14 episodes, 1986-1987)
Rachel Bell	...	Louise (14 episodes, 1986-1987)
Belinda Lang	...	Kate (12 episodes, 1986-1987)
Lucinda Curtis	...	Sylvia (10 episodes, 1986-1987)
Jean Challis	...	Mrs. Arnott (8 episodes, 1986-1987)
Irene Prador	...	Mrs. Lemenski (8 episodes, 1986-1987)

Runtime:

30 min (14 episodes)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Quotes:

[repeated line]
Kirk: ...that's the kind of guy I am.

Movie Connections:

Remade as "Dear John" (1988)

Funny in a silly kind of way.

Ralph Bates (Letters to an Unknown Lover) played John Lacey a divorcee who finds a support group for people who are also divorced. There is myriad of people with all kinds of emotional problems. They are so problematic and neurotic that sad things become funny in this comedy. I watched the show on occasion and found it funny on a silly side. They all came to this room and spilled out their problems and their responses and solutions to conflicts presented to others was the really funny part of the show.