Hey Dad..! (1987–1994)

Comedy series about a top architect, Martin Kelly, who gives up his business to cope with his three children when his wife dies. With the help of eccentric country cousin Betty, Martin soon... See full summary »

Creators:

John Flanagan, Gary Reilly

Stars:

Julie McGregor, Robert Hughes, Sarah Monahan

4 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Julie McGregor	...	Betty Wilson (292 episodes, 1987-1994)
Robert Hughes	...	Martin Kelly (267 episodes, 1987-1994)
Sarah Monahan	...	Jenny Kelly (230 episodes, 1987-1993)
Christopher Truswell	...	Gerald 'Nudge' Noritas (174 episodes, 1987-1991)
Simone Buchanan	...	Debbie Kelly (167 episodes, 1987-1994)
Christopher Mayer	...	Simon Kelly (148 episodes, 1988-1991)

Storyline

Comedy series about a top architect, Martin Kelly, who gives up his business to cope with his three children when his wife dies. With the help of eccentric country cousin Betty, Martin soon finds that looking after Jenny, Debbie and Simon means more decisions, problems and crises than he ever faced at work. Martin later departs to take on a high paying architectural job in Saudi Arabia, leaving his friend, divorced father of two, Greg Russell, to take over the Kelly family business.

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Plot Keywords:

children | architect | brother sister relationship | family relationships | sarcasm | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 February 1987 (Australia)

Also Known As:

Hey Dad!

Filming Locations:

ATN-7 Studios, Mobbs Lane, Epping, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Company Credits

Production Co:

Gary Reilly Productions Pty. Ltd.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

23 min 23 min (293 episodes)

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

When Brisbane radio station B105 organised a "Hey Dad..!" reunion in September 2009, nearly all cast members refused to take part, once they found out Robert Hughes was to be involved. To ensure the reunion proceeded with the majority of the cast, Robert was dropped from the reunion, and the part of Martin in the scripted scenes was played by radio host Stav Davidson.

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Goofs

Despite the fact that non-reflective spectacles were specially made for Robert Hughes, studio lights are often visible in their reflection every time he looks upward in close-ups.

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Crazy Credits

Each episode ends with a voiceover by one of the cast members, saying "Hey Dad..! is recorded in front of a studio audience. This has been a Gary Reilly Production for the Seven Network". Julie McGregor's version ends with "This is Betty speaking", while, in his earlier seasons, Ben Oxenbould's version ends with a stammer "...for the Se-Se-Se-Seven Network".

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Connections

Featured in A Current Affair: Episode dated 17 March 2010 (2010)

User Reviews

Worst TV Show Ever Produced

Hey Dad would have to be the worst TV show in the Universe. I am still trying to figure out why it ran for some long. Put it this way, I've laughed more in just one episode of Different Strokes than I have in the entire series of Hey Dad.