Father, Dear Father

Nanny has met a gentleman friend and he has asked her to marry him, but she feels that the Glovers would be unable to cope without her if she was to leave them

Karen decides it's time to leave home and runs away when Patrick refuses permission - she fortunately doesn't get very far, but Patrick unfortunately doesn't know that

Patrick is disapproving of the type of boy with whom Anna is mixing and wants to encourage her to date clean-cut young Matthew Brockbank, whom he invites to dinner.

Patrick gives up smoking and agrees to look after his agent Ian's pet hamster Sheba while Ian goes on holiday - unfortunately, Sheba escapes and goes missing

Patrick is off on holiday and Anna and Karen invite their artist friend Leslie to stay - when Patrick comes back, Nanny tells him about Leslie and he assumes it's a woman.

When Nanny goes away for some time in Scotland, Patrick asks a domestic agency to send a replacement - meanwhile, the girls feel that Patrick needs a new lady in his life

Patrick has decided that his mother is too old to live on her own and invites her to come and live with the family, a decision he soon lives to regret

Patrick feels that his work has caused him to neglect his daughters and wants to see Anna in her new play, but it contains nudity and Anna is not keen for Patrick to see her

Patrick's accountant has got himself in a fix and asks Patrick to cover for him, but Patrick is not keen on deceiving people and finds it difficult to lie on his behalf

Recovering from a hangover, Patrick mishears when Georgie says he accepted her proposal and assumes that they are getting married

After enjoying a relaxing six-week holiday in the sun, Patrick returns home to find that the council have decided to build a flyover outside his house.

The girls have no venue for a planned party, so they take their opportunity when Patrick suddenly announces that he is going to a literary conference