Dear John (1986–1987)

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. Lonely and now divorced, the series ... See full summary »

Stars:

Ralph Bates, Peter Blake, Peter Denyer

Cast

Series cast summary:
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 (9 episodes, 1986-1987)
Jean Challis	...	Mrs. Arnott (9 episodes, 1986-1987)
Irene Prador	...	Mrs. Lemenski (7 episodes, 1986-1987)

Storyline

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. Lonely and now divorced, the series tells of his adventures as John joins a divorcee club (where lonely divorced people can meet) and meets the strange members within...

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Plot Keywords:

club | dear john letter | divorced man | character name in title

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 February 1986 (UK)

Company Credits

Production Co:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

45 min 30 min (13 episodes) 45 min (1 Episode)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

As the opening titles showed, the group's newspaper ad ran: "Divorced/separated? Come and join us! 1-2-1 Club. Encounter group. Phone [phone]".

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Quotes

Sylvia: There was a woman sitting at my dressing table putting on make-up.
Ralph: How odd. Where was George?
Sylvia: Sitting at my dressing table putting on make-up.
Ralph: You mean they were both sitting at your dressing table?

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Connections

Featured in The Comedy Genius of John Sullivan (2011)

User Reviews

Entertaining sitcom

I remember seeing this when I was in my late teens and it is funny and sad at the same time. Great characters including, the sex-obsessed group leader and the equally sex-obsessed, 1970s type medallion-man, Kirk St. Moritz. There is a great episode which reveals Mr St. Moritz as not being all he claims to be. The BBC sold the show to the US who remade it and then sold it back to the BBC! The British version is the best.