TV series · 1981
Never the Twain
First aired 7 September 1981 Comedy TMDB ↗
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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Teddy Turner
as Banks
Zara Nutley
as Aunt Eleanor
Julia Watson
as Lyn Peel
Robin Kermode
as David Peel
Tacy Kneale
as Lyn Peel
Christopher Morris
as David Peel
Everyone else (17) ↓
Doris Hare
as Lil
Norman Mitchell
as George
Margaret Courtenay
as Lady Deveraux
Donald Sinden
as Simon Peel
Honor Blackman
Ted Valentine
as Biffin
Maria Charles
as Mrs Sadler
Windsor Davies
as Oliver Smallbridge
Paul McDowell
as Det. Sgt. Talbot
Prunella Scales
as Susan Peel
Anna Quayle
as Isadora Beecham
Peter Dennis
as Vicar
Shirley Anne Field
as Stephanie
Derek Deadman
as Ringo
Jeremy Sinden
as Doctor
Cass Allen
as Mrs. Grieves
Saul Jephcott
as Mick