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To Serve Them All My Days(1980)

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The BBC's classic story of an English schoolmaster's life of tragedy and triumph between the wars

Overview

After barely surviving the trenches of World War I, an embittered young soldier takes a teaching post at Bamfylde, an elite boarding school in the uplands of West Devon. It is an unlikely job for a Welsh miner's son without a degree, but David Powlett-Jones (John Duttine) proves to be a rare schoolmaster, as passionate about learning as he is about teaching. Through two tumultuous decades, Powlett-Jones inspires his students with his courage and idealism, qualities that help prepare him to send another generation of young men off to fight yet another war.

Series Cast

Frank Middlemass photo

Frank Middlemass

Algy Herries

Jonathan Duttine photo

Jonathan Duttine

David Powlett-Jones

Susan Jameson photo

Susan Jameson

Christine Forster

Patricia Lawrence photo

Patricia Lawrence

Ellie Herries

John Welsh photo

John Welsh

Cordwainer

Cyril Luckham photo

Cyril Luckham

Sir Rufus Creighton

Show Stats

StatusEnded

NetworkBBC One

TypeScripted

Original LanguageEnglish

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