Don't Wait Up (1983)
Two doctors, estranged from their spouses, become roommates...but they also happen to be father and son! Can they share an apartment without driving each other crazy? No, but they do it anyway.... Tom Latimer is a young and hard working general practitioner who has managed to survive an expensive and nasty divorce. Now he lives in an apartment while his ex lives in their beautiful home. And things get worse for Tom when his father, dermatologist Toby Latimer, arrives at Tom's place with the news that he and Tom's mother will also be getting divorced” and that he's moving in! It's shades of The Odd Couple as father and son must learn to tolerate one another's idiosyncracies.
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Episode 1 - Episode One
Release Date: 1984-10-18Toby is intent on a romantic assignation with Angela, while Tom hopes to spend quality time with his girl friend. Both their plans are dashed.
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Episode 2 - Episode Two
Release Date: 1984-10-25After Toby and Tom squabble incessantly over domestic trivia, Tom decides that he can no longer tolerate his father as a flat mate.
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Episode 3 - Episode Three
Release Date: 1984-11-01Toby and Tom are each having some troubles with their respective practices. Tom is also having problems with the landlord of his surgery—who just happens to be his ex-wife.
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Episode 4 - Episode Four
Release Date: 1984-11-08Receptionist problems are the theme of the week: Toby threatens to sack Madeline when he learns that she is still seeing Tom.
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Episode 5 - Episode Five
Release Date: 1984-11-15Toby and Tom disagree constantly on the private and National Health systems. But even Tom must concede that knowing the right people is a decided advantage.
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Episode 6 - Episode Six
Release Date: 1984-11-22Tom is delighted whenToby resolves to return to his estranged wife Angela. But are Toby's reasons for the reconciliation strictly honorable?