Series
Never the Twain
1981 · 11 seasons · Comedy
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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
Simon Peel
Windsor Davies
Oliver Smallbridge
Zara Nutley
Aunt Eleanor
Honor Blackman
Teddy Turner
Banks
Derek Deadman
Ringo
Media
Details
- First aired
- September 7, 1981
- Last aired
- October 9, 1991
- Status
- Ended
- Original language
- English
- Episodes
- 67
- Genres
- Comedy
Seasons
- Season 16 episodes · 1981
- Season 26 episodes · 1982
- Season 36 episodes · 1983
- Season 46 episodes · 1984
- Season 56 episodes · 1986
- Season 66 episodes · 1987
- Season 76 episodes · 1988
- Season 86 episodes · 1988
- Season 97 episodes · 1989
- Season 106 episodes · 1990
- Season 116 episodes · 1991
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