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Line 49: '''''I Didn't Know You Cared''''' is a British television comedy set in a working class household in South Yorkshire in the 1970s, written by [[Peter Tinniswood]] loosely based upon his books ''A Touch Of Daniel'', ''I Didn't Know You Cared'' and ''Except You're A Bird''. (Tinniswood wrote a fourth book, ''Call It A Canary'', after the TV series ended.) It was broadcast by the [[BBC]] in four series (seven episodes in series 1, 3 and 4 and six in series 2) from 1975 to 1979. The main characters are Carter Brandon (played by [[Stephen Rea]] and, in series 3 and 4, [[Keith Drinkel]]); his Uncle Mort ([[Robin Bailey]]); his mother, Annie ([[Liz Smith (actress)|Liz Smith]]); his father, Les ([[John Comer]]); his girlfriend (later wife), Pat Partington ([[Anita Carey]] and, in series 3 and 4, Liz Goulding); and Uncle Staveley (Bert Palmer and, in series 4, [[Leslie Sarony]]). The novels narrate the story of which Carter's thoughts are an integral part. A recurring theme in the books is conversation between Carter and baby Daniel (Uncle Mort's son). One feature of the books is a line at the top of each page which summarizes the developments on that page. The TV series adhere more closely to the conventions of [[situation comedy]], and present generally light-hearted versions of the stories from the books. In the TV series, Uncle Staveley (remembered for his catchphrase, "I heard that! Pardon?") always appears with the ashes of Corporal Parkinson - one of his comrades from [[World War I]] - in a box around his neck. Peter Tinniswood wrote six further series for BBC Radio 4 featuring members of the Brandon family between 1987 and 1996; two six-episode series each of ''Uncle Mort's North Country'', ''Uncle Mort's South Country'', and ''Uncle Mort's Celtic Fringe''.{{Citation needed}} In these series, [[Stephen Thorne]] played Uncle Mort, with [[Peter Skellern]] as Carter Brandon ([[Sam Kelly]] replaced Skellern in ''South Country'').{{Citation needed}} | |||