Dear John..... John Lacey (Ralph Bates). Image credit: British Broadcasting Corporation.

Dear John....

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Dear John..... John Lacey (Ralph Bates). Image credit: British Broadcasting Corporation.

Dear John....

Sitcom following the trials of John Lacey, who joins a singles' club when his wife suddenly leaves him for his best friend

AKA:
Dear John
Genre:
Sitcom
Broadcast:
1986 - 1987  (BBC One)
Episodes:
14 (2 series)
Starring:
Ralph Bates, Peter Blake, Belinda Lang, Peter Denyer, Rachel Bell, Jean Challis, Lucinda Curtis, Terence Edmond
Writers:
John Sullivan
Production:
British Broadcasting Corporation

When teacher John Lacey returns home one evening to find that his wife has left him for his best friend, the week takes a decidedly downward turn.

Six months later and still single, the languages master notices an advert in a local newspaper publicising a '1-2-1 Club', for divorced and single people. Deciding he has nothing to lose, John signs up for the weekly get-together, and finds himself in the middle of one of the strangest groups of people he could have ever wished to meet.

Our Review: We absolutely love Dear John....: in our opinion, it's a real underappreciated, lost gem of British sitcom. There are moments of genuine pathos, plenty of wit, a great cast and some wonderfully funny scenarios.

John Sullivan's gift for writing memorable characters and switching between emotional extremes really shines in the series. It's one not to be missed.