The hugely successful British television series Father Dear Father is transplanted to Australia when novelist Patrick Glover (Patrick Cargill) and his assistant Nanny (Noel Dyson) trek down under to write the great Australian crime novel, and end up supervising Patricks boisterous young nieces while their own father is abroad.While Liz (Sally Conabere) and Sue (Sigrid Thornton) must learn to understand their conservative Uncle, Patrick must also adjust to a new life in Australia, with hilarious consequences.