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Never the Twain

Never the Twain

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1981–1991 · TV · 11 seasons · 67 episodes

The read

The series ran 11 seasons across 67 episodes and has finished, so there is no cliffhanger risk.

Synopsis

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.

Ratings

IMDb6.5/10

11 audience votes

Seasons

1Season 16 ep1981
2Season 26 ep1982
3Season 36 ep1983
4Season 46 ep1984
5Season 56 ep1986
6Season 66 ep1987
7Season 76 ep1988
8Season 86 ep1988
9Season 97 ep1989
10Season 106 ep1990
11Season 116 ep1991

Cast

Themes

rivalryfeudsitcom