Your wife left you for your best mate. Time to join a singles club full of disasters.
Season 2 • Episode 7
LatestChristmas is a time of goodwill and cheer to all men—especially divorced, lonely men desperately seeking invitations to Christmas parties.
Dear John is a British sitcom created and written by John Sullivan. Two series and a special were broadcast between 1986 and 1987. The title refers to 'Dear John' letters, girls to their boyfriends breaking off a relationship. John discovers in the opening episode that his wife is leaving him for a friend, and he is forced to find lodgings. In desperation, he attends the 1-2-1 Singles Club and finds other members mostly social misfits. In 1988, an American adaptation of the same name was produced by Paramount for the NBC network, starring Judd Hirsch. It lasted for four seasons.
Writing
John Sullivan's signature bittersweet wit before Only Fools peaked.
Acting
Ralph Bates plays defeated dignity like nobody's business.
Creator
John Sullivan
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 'Dear John' letter was such a cultural phenomenon that it spawned this show AND a 1989 US remake with Judd Hirsch.
Ralph Bates died just two years after the show ended, making this a bittersweet final starring role.
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