Winterbourne, the son of a famous actress who is being divorced, runs away from school. Please use leftrightdown arrows to see the other episodes. Find out when to serve them all my days is on tv, including series 1 episode 5. Watch to serve them all my days season 1, episode 5 part five. To serve them all my days mirrors the history of britain in the postgreat war era, casting davids experiences against the difficulties, contradictions, and social issues of the interwar years. With john duttine, frank middlemass, patricia lawrence, belinda lang. Duttine then played leading roles in major bbc adaptations such as wuthering heights as earnshaw in 1978. A bbc production from 1980 of to serve them all my days by r. To serve them all my days is a british television drama series, adapted by andrew davies. As his generation of men is killed in the war, schools are experiencing teacher shortages and the headmaster of one is willing to give him a chance, even though he hasnt yet obtained a university degree. I was quite taken with this miniseries when i saw it on pbs in 1984.
Here you fint both the broadcast episodes as the next episodes. David powlettjones john duttine, a young welshman, returns from the trenches of world war i. To serve them all my days part thirteen tv episode 1981. To serve them all my days part five tv episode 1980 imdb. It was first broadcast by the bbc over episodes in 1980 and 1981. To serve them all my days was produced over a period of 11 months in 1980 its success now in this country constitutes a bit of a timewarp experience for most of the participants. Watch full episodes of to serve them all my days and get the latest breaking news, exclusive videos and pictures, episode recaps and much more at. Seeing that it had become available on dvd recently, i revisited it, wondering if my fond memories from 20 years ago would prove accurate or had taken on an unrealistic glow over time. To serve them all my days takes place over the two interwar decades and feels like it was shot in realtime. To serve them all my days is a british television drama series, adapted by andrew davies from r. Episodes list of to serve them all my days series myseries. To serve them all my days tv miniseries 19801981 algy herries episodes, 19801981 the island 1980 windsor. Howarth refers to the old observation that life amounts to nothing more than birth, copulation and death.
Its about a man who went through the traumatic experience of war who came to a small town in devonshire, england, and he became a teacher in an all boys school. The 50minute episodes of to serve them all my days were originally presented by the bbc in 1980, and subsequently shown in the u. So if you have a penchant for gloomy, slow moving drama. All episodes of rf delderfield to serve them all my days. He then goes on to wryly add and i must paraphrase here that the. Talks about he helped the boys, married, and how he helped. To serve them all my days tv miniseries 19801981 david powlettjones episodes. After a small part as girl in bath in play for today in 1980 she appeared in the 1980 miniseries to serve them all my days, following this she had several one off appearances and small parts until she took the role of kate in both series of the sitcom dear john 198687. On a holiday in wales, david meets beth, a vivacious young nurse from swansea who literally sets her cap at him.
Lyndhurst appeared in various television adverts and. Season 1, episode 4 to serve them all my days a romantic upperclassman philip franks is smitten by a new faculty member kim braden in part 4. While david supervises the hunt for the missing boy, beth and the twins take the new car into town to get their. Watch to serve them all my days season 1, episode 2 part two. Im so thrilled to see such glowing words from fans of to serve them all my days. Nicholas simon lyndhurst was born on 20 april 1961 in emsworth, hampshire, where he also grew up. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. David revels in his new life as headmaster and husband, but christine struggles to find her place at bamfylde. Watch to serve them all my days season 1 episode 4. He went on to star in the 1978 historical drama series the devils crown, as the future king john. He attended portsmouth grammar school pgs, then on to corona theatre school in hampton, middlesex. The masters bid farewell to alcock in their own unique ways. To serve them all my days tv miniseries 19801981 imdb.
Watch to serve them all my days season 1, episode part thirteen. Those who saw this episode miniseries in 1984 or read the delderfield book wont be. To serve them all my days parts 1, 2 and 3 1980 dvd. Christine is discontented at bamfylde, but david finally finds something to use her energies. He engages in a long bitter rivalry with the jingoistic science master carter neil stacy but the two of them later become friends. To serve them all my days begins with david powlettjones, miners son, invalided out from the western front in 1918. As the housemaster in part 5 of to serve them all my days, david john duttine faces his first crisis. It happens in episode 11 when alcock has died and the teachers are irreverently discussing him in the staff room. It was broadcast in australia in 1981 by the australian broadcasting commission, and in 1982 by pbs in the united states as part of their masterpiece theatre anthology series. Shop to serve them all my days complete collection. While david supervises the hunt for the missing boy, beth and the twins take the new car into town to get their pictures taken. Here you will find all the episodes of the seriesto serve them all my days. David becomes the heir apparent to the headmastership, but h.
David takes over havelock house for good and makes a curious choice for house captain. Watch to serve them all my days season 1, episode 1 part one. The life of an english schoolmaster may sound like dry stuff, but to serve them all my days finds engrossing drama and dry wit in the most ordinary of circumstances. Davids life focuses on how britain comes to terms with the turmoil of the great war, the general strike, socialism and the formation of the national government in particular.
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