''Dear Dotty'' is a British television

sitcom A sitcom (short for situation comedy or situational comedy) is a genre of comedy produced for radio and television, that centers on a recurring cast of character (arts), characters as they navigate humorous situations within a consistent settin ...

that aired on the

BBC The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster headquartered at Broadcasting House in London, England. Originally established in 1922 as the British Broadcasting Company, it evolved into its current sta ...

in 1954. Starring

Avril Angers Florence Avril Angers (18 April 1918 – 9 November 2005) was an English stand-up comedian and actress. In 2005 ''The Daily Telegraph'' described her as "one of the most zestful, charming and reliable character comediennes in the postwar Lon ...

Naomi Chance Naomi Chance (born Naomi Freeman, December 1927 – 18 March 2003) was an English film and television actress. She appeared in many television shows from the 1950s onwards, including ''The Plane Makers'' (as Joyce Pender); five times in ''Compa ...

, and

Jack Melford John Kenneth George Melford Smith (5 September 1899 – 22 October 1972) was a British stage, film and television actor. Biography Melford was the younger brother of screenwriter and film director Austin Melford. On stage from the age of 12, M ...

, the series consisted of six 30-minute episodes. All six episodes are believed to be lost.Lost UK TV Shows: search results for Dear Dotty
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* {{IMDb title, 2124308 1950s British sitcoms 1954 British television series debuts 1954 British television series endings BBC television sitcoms Black-and-white British television shows British live television series British English-language television shows Lost television shows