Dear John

Dear John was a popular British sitcom (1986) with a relatively short run (14 episodes and one "special"). It was brought to a premature end by the illness and eventual death from cancer of its star, Ralph Bates, who played John, but was later re-made for the American market with the same title (but called Dear John USA[?] in the UK).

The title, Dear John, was a reference to the letters sent by girls to their absent boyfriends breaking off the relationship. In the opening episode of the series, John discovers that his wife is leaving him for a friend, and is forced to find lodgings. In desperation, he begins attending meetings of a singles club, and finds the other assorted members mostly social misfits.

The other characters included frigid Kate (Belinda Lang[?]), nerdish Ralph (Peter Denyer[?]), outrageous Kirk (Peter Blake) and Louise, the leader of the group (Rachel Bell[?])