To Serve Them All My Days 1980
“The BBC's classic story of an English schoolmaster's life of tragedy and triumph between the wars”
★ 7.8/10 Drama 1 seasons · 13 eps Ended
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To Serve Them All My Days is a 1980-81 British television drama serial, adapted by Andrew Davies from R. F. Delderfield's 1972 novel of the same name. David Powlett-Jones, a shell-shocked World War I veteran, becomes a teacher at an elite English boarding school, Bamfylde. The drama explores his personal growth, relationships, and evolving views on society over his 20-year career at the school.
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Cast
Jonathan Duttine
David Powlett-Jones
Frank Middlemass
Algy Herries
Alan MacNaughtan
Howarth
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Patricia Lawrence
Ellie Herries ☻
Neil Stacy
Carter
Susan Jameson
Christine Forster
Cyril Luckham
Sir Rufus Creighton ☻
Phillip Joseph
Emrys Powlett-Jones
Charles Kay
Alcock
Kim Braden
Julia
John Welsh
Cordwainer ☻
David King
Barnaby