Season 6 • Episode 6
LatestDoctor Tom Latimer splits from his wife Helen. Simultaneously, his father Toby, also a doctor, announces his intention to divorce his wife of 32 years, Angela. Father and son move in together and frequently quarrel about politics and medical practices, Toby being more of a 'Harley Street' type and well to the right of the more liberal Tom. The latter tries to get his parents back together, while beginning a romance with Toby's secretary Madeleine, whom he later marries.
Acting
Tony Britton's magnificently insufferable Tory patriarch.
Writing
George Layton's surgical precision with political family squabbles.
Creator
George Layton
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Nigel Havers was Britain's go-to 'charming but useless posh man' for two decades; this role basically invented the archetype.
Dinah Sheridan and Tony Britton had previously played married couples twice before — their chemistry was literally decades in the making.
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