Never the Twain

Never the Twain

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1981-09-07

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.

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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.

First Aired

1981-09-07

Last Aired

1991-10-09

Seasons

11

Episodes

67

Director

Johnnie Mortimer

Status

Ended

Genres

Comedy

Language

English

Network

ITV1

Production

Casts

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    Donald Sinden

    Donald Sinden
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    Windsor Davies

    Windsor Davies
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    Zara Nutley

    Zara Nutley
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    Honor Blackman

    Honor Blackman
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    Teddy Turner

    Teddy Turner
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    Derek Deadman

    Derek Deadman