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Father Dearest (Baba Candır)

Father Dearest (Baba Candır)

TV Series · 2015–2017 · 12 people

Comedy and family life come together in Baba Candır (Father Dearest), a Turkish series made by MF Yapım. Adapted from the South Korean series What Happens to My Family? (Gajokggiri Wae Irae), it first reached viewers on TRT 1 at 20:00 on Sunday, August 2, 2015. Each episode runs about 115 minutes. The series ran for two seasons and ended with its 66th episode on the evening of Thursday, May 18, 2017.

The story is built around a promise. Ceylan (Melis Tüzüngüç) and Emrecan (Özgün Karaman) made each other a promise eleven years earlier, one Emrecan has long forgotten. Ceylan comes from Ürgüp to join a large family's household and remind Emrecan. The head of that house is Salih (Settar Tanrıöğen), a pastry maker who, after losing his wife, tries to be both mother and father to his three children. Misunderstandings, romances and small family clashes give the show its warm, humorous tone.

Settar Tanrıöğen, Melis Tüzüngüç, Uraz Kaygılaroğlu, Berna Koraltürk and Özgün Karaman share the lead roles; Ayfer Tokatlı, Murat Prosçiler, Tolga Pancaroğlu and Dila Bayrak are also in the cast.

Production companyMF Yapım
NetworkTRT 1

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Cast

Ayfer Tokatlı Ayfer Tokatlı Actor · 38 years old Büşra Batuhan Yelekoğlu Batuhan Yelekoğlu Actor · 35 years old Berna Koraltürk Berna Koraltürk Actor · 37 years old Ece Dila Bayrak Dila Bayrak Actor · 41 years old Aslı Fırat Albayram Fırat Albayram Actor · 41 years old Levent Murat Prosçiler Murat Prosçiler Actor · 50 years old Kadir Settar Tanrıöğen Settar Tanrıöğen Actor · 66 years old Salih Tolga Pancaroğlu Tolga Pancaroğlu Actor · 35 years old Egemen Uraz Kaygılaroğlu Uraz Kaygılaroğlu Actor · 39 years old Haluk Güney Özgün Karaman Özgün Karaman Actor · 38 years old Emrecan Melis Tüzüngüç Melis Tüzüngüç Actor · 32 years old Ceylan Çelik İpek Tuzcuoğlu İpek Tuzcuoğlu Actor · 55 years old

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Family Viewer Asks whether the whole household can watch it; cares about humor and heart.

Baba Candır, as the title suggests, is a family series through and through. The story of Salih, a yufka maker trying to be both mother and father to his three children after losing his wife, is warm and funny. The misunderstandings and small family quarrels make children laugh and give adults something to think about. The only problem is that episodes run about 115 minutes; even one can feel long for little ones.

Series Binger A series devotee tracking character arcs, cast chemistry and season pacing.

Baba Candır is adapted from South Korea's What Happens to My Family?, and the adaptation fits surprisingly well with Turkish viewers' fondness for big-family dramas. Settar Tanrıöğen's Salih is the show's solid center, while the forgotten promise between Ceylan and Emrecan keeps the romantic thread alive. The chemistry between Melis Tüzüngüç and Özgün Karaman is sweet too. But 66 episodes, each around 115 minutes: with episodes this long, a sagging middle is almost inevitable. Still, it's a comfortable marathon for anyone who misses a warm family atmosphere.

Yeşilçam Nostalgic A viewer raised on the classics, looking for warm storytelling and strong acting.

By centering on a working father who has lost his wife and tries to be both mother and father to his children, Baba Candır captures the warm vein of our old family films. Salih the yufka maker recalls Yeşilçam's father figures who earn their bread by the sweat of their brow, and Settar Tanrıöğen carries the role with sincerity. Ceylan, who comes from Ürgüp to chase a promise made years ago, adds a fairy-tale innocence to the story. Its humor is warm and its moral center is in place. Had I not known it was adapted from a South Korean series, I'd honestly have taken it for a home-grown story.

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