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Dad (1997)

Comedy

Dad is a BBC1 sitcom that ran for 13 episodes over two series and a Christmas special. Described by the BBC as a 'generation-gap comedy', it starred George Cole as Brian Hook, Kevin McNally as his son Alan Hook, and Toby Ross-Bryant as his son Vincent Hook and Julia Hills as his wife Beryl Hook. Written by Andrew Marshall, the title of each episode was a pun on the word 'Dad'. Most of the episodes involved Alan Hook getting frustrated by situations brought upon him by his father and son. For example, in 'Dadmestic', Vincent's mother allows him to host a house party, leaving Alan with no alternative but to spend the evening at his father's house. In the episode 'Habadadery', Brian comes down with a bout of illness, meaning that Alan has to look after him. Brian then takes Alan to 'Mr Nigel's shop', where Alan's middle-aged style crisis goes from bad to worse as he purchases an extremely bold Hawaiian shirt. The theme tune for the first series was the 1965 hit 'Tijuana Taxi' performed by Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass. For the second series this was replaced with the song 'Go Daddy-O' by Californian swing revival band Big Bad Voodoo Daddy.

IMDb rating
7.0 (128 votes)
Seasons
2
Streaming (US)
Amazon Prime Video · Pluto TV · Tubi TV
Language
EN
Type
TV series

Ratings refreshed Jul 3, 2026 · 2 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1997)

6.07 avg 6 episodes 6.2 → 6.0

Ep 1: 6.2 · 12 votesEp 2: 6.0 · 13 votesEp 3: 5.8 · 10 votesEp 4: 6.0 · 10 votesEp 5: 6.4 · 10 votesEp 6: 6.0 · 8 votes
Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Dadism6.212
2Dadmestic6.013
3Dadcipline5.810
4Habadadery6.010
5Dadaholic6.410
6Holidad6.08

Season 2 (1999)

6.54 avg 7 episodes 6.7 → 6.7

Ep 1: 6.7 · 11 votesEp 2: 6.1 · 9 votesEp 3: 5.1 · 9 votesEp 4: 6.5 · 8 votesEp 5: 7.3 · 9 votesEp 6: 7.4 · 12 votesEp 7: 6.7 · 12 votes
Season 2 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Transcendadtal6.711
2Dadmocracy6.19
3Reprodadtion5.19
4Securidad6.58
5Dad's Arsenal7.39
6Dad Calm7.412
7Nemesis6.712