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Never the Twain

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.

1981 |11 Seasons  | 30m |  Comedy

Cast

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Donald Sinden

Simon Peel

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Windsor Davies

Oliver Smallbridge

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Zara Nutley

Aunt Eleanor

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Honor Blackman

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Teddy Turner

Banks

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Derek Deadman

Ringo

Seasons List

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Season 1

1981

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Season 2

1982

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Season 3

1983

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Season 4

1984

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Season 5

1986

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Season 6

1987

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Season 7

1988

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Season 8

1988

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Season 9

1989

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Season 10

1990

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Season 11

1991

More Details

Creator

Johnnie Mortimer

Status

Ended

Languages

English

Network

ITV1