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Never the Twain

Never the Twain

7,0 /10 (10 Votes)
1981 EN 11 Seasons

Overview

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 air date

07/09/1981

Votes

10

Popularity

6.2

Genres

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Created by

Johnnie Mortimer

Networks

ITV1

Language

EN

Last air date

1991-10-09

Episodes

67

Episode runtime

30 min

Season 1

Season 1

6 episodes • 1981

Season 2

Season 2

6 episodes • 1982

Season 3

Season 3

6 episodes • 1983

Season 4

Season 4

6 episodes • 1984

Season 5

Season 5

6 episodes • 1986

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