AustLit

Moran, in his Guide to Australian TV Series, emphasises that 'Father, Dear Father qualifies as an Australian series by virtue of the fact that it had Australian investment. It was produced in Australia by a local company and had many Australians in both cast and crew'.

An importation and revival of the then defunct British comedy series of the same name, the Australian version of Father, Dear Father brought over Patrick Cargill and Noel Dyson in their original roles, but provided Cargill's character with two Australian nieces. Moran notes that 'ATN Channel 7 had a history of showing British comedy series, including the British series of Father, Dear Father, and the station invested $200,000 in the fourteen episodes.'