 Lowrie remained in the series until he was written out in 1962, due to a strike at the time which prevented him from signing a new contract.Since his contract was just slightly longer than most of his peers, it meant Dennis' exit was timed a little later than the other cast members who had to leave because of the strike.Lowrie had wanted to leave with his screen sister Anne Cunningham, who played Linda, at the end of 1961 but producers vetoed the idea as they did not want all of Elsie's family deserting her at the same time.