TV series
Never the Twain
1981–1991, English, on ITV1. Created by Johnnie Mortimer.
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.
- Seasons
- 11
- Episodes
- 67
- Episode length
- 30 min
- Status
- Ended in 1991
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S11 E6: The First of the Queue
Aired 9 October 1991
Seasons 11
Season 1
1981 · 6 episodes · 7.8/10
Season 2
1982 · 6 episodes · 7.0/10
Season 3
1983 · 6 episodes · 7.3/10
Season 4
1984 · 6 episodes · 7.7/10
Season 5
1986 · 6 episodes · 7.0/10
Season 6
1987 · 6 episodes
Season 7
1988 · 6 episodes
Season 8
1988 · 6 episodes
Season 9
1989 · 7 episodes
Season 10
1990 · 6 episodes
Season 11
1991 · 6 episodes
Cast & crew
- Johnnie MortimerCreator
- Donald SindenSimon Peel · 67 ep
- Windsor DaviesOliver Smallbridge · 67 ep
- Teddy TurnerBanks · 64 ep
- Derek DeadmanRingo · 49 ep
- Maria CharlesMrs Sadler · 30 ep
- Zara NutleyAunt Eleanor · 20 ep
- Robin KermodeDavid Peel · 18 ep
- Julia WatsonLyn Peel · 18 ep
- Honor BlackmanCast · 17 ep
- Tacy KnealeLyn Peel · 6 ep
- Christopher MorrisDavid Peel · 6 ep
- Ted ValentineBiffin · 3 ep
Details
- First aired
- 7 September 1981
- Last aired
- 9 October 1991
- Network
- ITV1
- Language
- English
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Type
- Scripted
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Never the Twain has 11 seasons and 67 episodes, about 30 minutes each.
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Who created Never the Twain?
Never the Twain was created by Johnnie Mortimer and stars Donald Sinden, Windsor Davies, Teddy Turner.