History Series / DearJohn

* DearJohnLetter: John actually gets one of these in an episode of the US show, resulting in an amusing TitleDrop.
** Featured in the opening titles of the UK show, pinned to John's door.

* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Kirk as mentioned elsewhere is a CasanovaWannabe with a SmallNameBigEgo and a habit of claiming to be a spy and a black belt in karate [[spoiler: when in fact he's a bespectacled, cardigan wearing wimp who lives with his mother and spends his time reading martial arts magazines. However in the final episode when the gang are threatened by four Hells Angels it turns out that his [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkGzQmQYbQ0 fighting skills aren't just boasts.]]

Not to be confused with the 2010 American movie.

''Dear John....'' is a 1980s British sitcom written by John Sullivan (of ''Series/OnlyFoolsAndHorses'' fame) and starring Ralph Bates as divorcee John Lacey, who was recovering from his ex-wife leaving him for his best friend. Much of the comedy centred around his friendships with the members of the '1-2-1 Club', a group for divorced and separated people.

Remade for American television with Creator/JuddHirsch as ''Dear John...''[[note]]Note that there are three periods in the title as opposed to four in the British version.[[/note]], which ran on Creator/{{NBC}} from 1988 to 1992.

Came sixty-fourth in ''Series/BritainsBestSitcom''.

Remade for American television with Creator/JuddHirsch as ''Dear John...''[[note]]Note that there are three periods in the title as opposed to four in the British version.[[/note]], which ran on NBC from 1988 to 1992.

* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Kirk as mentioned elsewhere is a CasanovaWannabe with a SmallNameBigEgo and a habit of claiming to be a spy and a black belt in karate [[spoiler: when in fact he's a bespectacled, cardigan wearing wimp who lives with his mother and spends his time reading martial arts magazines. However in the final episode when the gang are threatened by four Hells Angels it turns out that his fighting skills aren't just boasts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkGzQmQYbQ0]]

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Remade for American television with Judd Hirsch as ''Dear John...''[[note]]Note that there are three periods in the title as opposed to four in the British version.[[/note]], which ran on NBC from 1988 to 1992.

* [[{{Landlord}} Landlady]]: Dotty old Mrs Lemenski, who treats John with great suspicion.

''Dear John....'' is a 1980s British sitcom starring Ralph Bates as divorcee John Lacey, who was recovering from his ex-wife leaving him for his best friend. Much of the comedy centred around his friendships with the members of the '1-2-1 Club', a group for divorced and separated people.

* LongRunner: Sort of. The U.S. version continued to be syndicated on local stations until at least 2004 (according to TheOtherWiki); long after its cancellation on 1992.[[note]]On a number of stations, it usually aired in the early hours of the morning.[[/note]]

1980s British sitcom starring Ralph Bates as divorcee John Lacey, who was recovering from his ex-wife leaving him for his best friend. Much of the comedy centred around his friendships with the members of the '1-2-1 Club', a group for divorced and separated people.

Remade for American television with Judd Hirsch, which ran on NBC from 1988 to 1992.

* TedBaxter: Kirk