Don't Wait Up

For the 2014 album by Bane, see Don't Wait Up (album).

Don't Wait Up
Created by	George Layton
Starring	Tony Britton Nigel Havers Dinah Sheridan Susan Skipper Jane How
Country of origin	United Kingdom
No. of series	6
No. of episodes	39
Production
Running time	30 minutes
Release
Original network	BBC1
Original release	25 October 1983 (1983-10-25) – 25 March 1990 (1990-03-25)

Don't Wait Up is a British sitcom that aired for six series from 1983 to 1990 on BBC1. It starred Nigel Havers, Tony Britton and Dinah Sheridan, and was written by George Layton. It was directed and produced by Harold Snoad, who also directed and produced another well-known, mainstream sitcom, Keeping Up Appearances.

Don't Wait Up was repeated on Comedy Central Extra and in 2003, Playback released the first two series on DVD; it is unclear whether they intend to bring the rest of the series to DVD.

Cast

Tony Britton - Dr. Toby Latimer
Nigel Havers - Dr. Tom Latimer
Dinah Sheridan - Angela Latimer
Jane How - Helen Kramer (previously Latimer)
Susan Skipper - Madeleine Latimer (née Forbes)
Richard Heffer - Dr. Charles Cartwright (series 1 and 2)
Simon Williams - Dr. Charles Cartwright (from series 3)
Tricia George - Susan Cartwright
Jane Booker - Felicity Spicer-Gibbs
Timothy Bateson - Mr Burton (series 1 and 2)

Plot

Don't Wait Up starts as Dr. Tom Latimer splits from his wife Helen. At the same time, his father Toby, also a doctor, announces his intention to divorce his wife of 32 years, Angela. Father and son then move in together and frequently argue about politics and medical practices. Tom tries to get his parents back together, while beginning a romance with Toby's secretary Madeleine Forbes, whom he later marries.

Episodes

Main article: List of Don't Wait Up Episodes

DVD releases

The first two series were released in a boxset in 2003 by Playback. No further series have been released.

Acorn Media re-released the first two series in June 2012.

References

Mark Lewisohn, "Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy", BBC Worldwide Ltd, 2003
British TV Comedy Guide for Don't Wait Up

External links

Don't Wait Up at the BBC Comedy Guide
Don't Wait Up at the Internet Movie Database

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