John Sullivan decided to do something different after Citizen Smith and Only Fools and Horses.
Dear John is a tragi-comedy of a man whose wife has left him for his best friend by writing a Dear John letter.
Now divorced, living in a bedsit and only seeing his son at weekends.
His friends think that he is having a swinging life as a single man. Nothing can be further from the truth. John is alone and drinking in the pub in the afternoons.
John Lacey (Ralph Bates) decides to rebuild his life by joining a singles club. On his first evening, he accidentally ends up in the Alcoholics Anonymous meeting.
Despite the element of sadness underlying this comedy. John Sullivan created some memorable characters for this sitcom.
The 1-2-1 club had Louise the head of the club who was always interested in sexual problems. Ralph the nerdy type whose Polish wife ran off in their wedding day. The flamboyant and sexist Kirk St Moritz brilliantly played by Peter Blake.
The first episode quickly establishes the premise of the series and had some several funny moments such as people realising they were in the wrong meeting.
Sadly it is also apparent watching the first episode that several cast members left us rather too early. Ralph Bates died at the age of 51 in 1991.
Dear John is a tragi-comedy of a man whose wife has left him for his best friend by writing a Dear John letter.
Now divorced, living in a bedsit and only seeing his son at weekends.
His friends think that he is having a swinging life as a single man. Nothing can be further from the truth. John is alone and drinking in the pub in the afternoons.
John Lacey (Ralph Bates) decides to rebuild his life by joining a singles club. On his first evening, he accidentally ends up in the Alcoholics Anonymous meeting.
Despite the element of sadness underlying this comedy. John Sullivan created some memorable characters for this sitcom.
The 1-2-1 club had Louise the head of the club who was always interested in sexual problems. Ralph the nerdy type whose Polish wife ran off in their wedding day. The flamboyant and sexist Kirk St Moritz brilliantly played by Peter Blake.
The first episode quickly establishes the premise of the series and had some several funny moments such as people realising they were in the wrong meeting.
Sadly it is also apparent watching the first episode that several cast members left us rather too early. Ralph Bates died at the age of 51 in 1991.