To Serve Them All My Days
The BBC's classic story of an English schoolmaster's life of tragedy and triumph between the wars
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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John Duttine
David Powlett-Jones · 13 eps
Frank Middlemass
Algy Herries · 13 eps
Alan MacNaughtan
Howarth · 12 eps
Patricia Lawrence
Ellie Herries · 8 eps
Neil Stacy
Carter · 8 eps
Susan Jameson
Christine Forster · 5 eps
Cyril Luckham
Sir Rufus Creighton · 5 eps
Phillip Joseph
Emrys Powlett-Jones · 5 eps
Charles Kay
Alcock · 5 eps
Kim Braden
Julia / Julia (voice) · 5 eps
John Welsh
Cordwainer · 5 eps
David King
Barnaby · 5 eps
Simon Gipps-Kent
Boyer · 5 eps
Belinda Lang
Beth · 4 eps
Norman Bird
Alderman Blunt · 4 eps
Michael Turner
Brigadier Cooper · 4 eps
John Line
Garside · 4 eps
Nicholas Lyndhurst
Dobson · 4 eps
Alastair Wyllie
Molyneux · 3 eps
Sonesh Sira
Kassava / Kassava Major · 3 eps
