Never the Twain (1981)

Never the Twain (1981)

1981-09-07 ITV1
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Seasons and episodes

11 Season 11 September 04, 1991
10 Season 10 September 05, 1990
9 Season 9 September 06, 1989
8 Season 8 October 24, 1988
7 Season 7 January 27, 1988
6 Season 6 January 15, 1987
5 Season 5 January 08, 1986
4 Season 4 November 08, 1984
3 Season 3 October 10, 1983
2 Season 2 September 07, 1982
1 Season 1 September 07, 1981

Overview

Never the Twain is a British sitcom that ran for eleven series from 7 September 1981 to 9 October 1991. It was created by Johnnie Mortimer, and was the only sitcom he ever created without his usual writing partner, Brian Cooke. Mortimer wrote the entirety of the first two series and four episodes out of six of the eighth, with the rest being mainly written by Vince Powell and John Kane. It starred Windsor Davies and Donald Sinden as rival antique dealers, and also starred Derek Deadman, Zara Nutley, Robin Kermode, Tacy Kneale, Julia Watson, Honor Blackman, Teddy Turner and Maria Charles. The title is taken from the Rudyard Kipling poem; The Ballad of East and West.

Cast

Donald Sinden is Simon Peel
Simon Peel
Windsor Davies is Oliver Smallbridge
Oliver Smallbridge
Zara Nutley is Aunt Eleanor
Aunt Eleanor