To Serve Them All My Days
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To Serve Them All My Days

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

7.8 / 10 19801 Season · 13 EpisodesTV-14 EnglishEnded
Drama

About the show

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.

Starring

Jonathan Duttine

Jonathan Duttine

David Powlett-Jones

Frank Middlemass

Frank Middlemass

Algy Herries