To Serve Them All My Days (1980)

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

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.

To Serve Them All My Days

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John Duttine
John Duttine
as David Powlett-Jones
Frank Middlemass
Frank Middlemass
as Algy Herries
Alan MacNaughtan
Alan MacNaughtan
as Howarth
Patricia Lawrence
Patricia Lawrence
as Ellie Herries
Neil Stacy
Neil Stacy
as Carter
Susan Jameson
Susan Jameson
as Christine Forster
Cyril Luckham
Cyril Luckham
as Sir Rufus Creighton
Phillip Joseph
Phillip Joseph
as Emrys Powlett-Jones
Charles Kay
Charles Kay
as Alcock
Kim Braden
Kim Braden
as Julia as Julia (voice)
John Welsh
John Welsh
as Cordwainer
David King
David King
as Barnaby
Simon Gipps-Kent
Simon Gipps-Kent
as Boyer
Belinda Lang
Belinda Lang
as Beth
Norman Bird
Norman Bird
as Alderman Blunt
Michael Turner
Michael Turner
as Brigadier Cooper
John Line
John Line
as Garside
Nicholas Lyndhurst
Nicholas Lyndhurst
as Dobson
Alastair Wyllie
Alastair Wyllie
as Molyneux
Sonesh Sira
Sonesh Sira
as Kassava as Kassava Major
Peter Arne
Peter Arne
as Dr Farrington
Ann Wrigg
Ann Wrigg
as David's Mam
Grant Bardsley
Grant Bardsley
as Winterbourne
Andrew Bicknell
Andrew Bicknell
as Irvine
Tim Wylton
Tim Wylton
as Griff
Eileen Nicholas
Eileen Nicholas
as Esther
Matthew Waterhouse
Matthew Waterhouse
as Briarley
Tony Halfpenny
Tony Halfpenny
as Rigby
John Gill
John Gill
as Ferguson
Stephen Jenn
Stephen Jenn
as Meredith
Duncan Jones
Duncan Jones
as Codsell
Lockwood West
Lockwood West
as Doctor Willoughby
Norman Shelley
Norman Shelley
as Governor
Puneet Sira
Puneet Sira
as Kassava Minor
Philip Franks
Philip Franks
as Blades
Frederick Alexander
Frederick Alexander
as Ridgeway
Edward Rawle-Hicks
Edward Rawle-Hicks
as Graves
Warren Saire
Warren Saire
as Titterton
Danny Schiller
Danny Schiller
as Marty Lile
Toby Hill
Toby Hill
as Curtis
Richard Austin
Richard Austin
as Sanders
Kevin Hart
Kevin Hart
as Letherett
Benjamin Pickford
Benjamin Pickford
as Watson
Daniel Beecher
Daniel Beecher
as Chatterton
Daniel Radice
Daniel Radice
as Chandler
Archie Tew
Archie Tew
as Policeman
Richard Colson
Richard Colson
as Pettigrew
Adam Armstrong
Adam Armstrong
as Parsons
Matthew Ryan
Matthew Ryan
as Pinkerton
David Carlton-Young
David Carlton-Young
as Harrington
Joshua Le Touzel
Joshua Le Touzel
as Fortescue
Daniel Jefferies
Daniel Jefferies
as Hislop
Michael Parkhouse
Michael Parkhouse
as Stoker Monk
Raymond Bowers
Raymond Bowers
as Evans
Daniel Slater
Daniel Slater
as Vesey
Stephen Rayne
Stephen Rayne
as Wetherby
John Rolfe
John Rolfe
as Raunce
Timothy Willson
Timothy Willson
as Cuthbertson
John Owens
John Owens
as Heckler
John Alkin
John Alkin
as Chetwynd
Ian Sears
Ian Sears
as Ulrich Meyer
Simon Harrison
Simon Harrison
as Marsh-Rhodes
Peter Doran
Peter Doran
as Nixon
Clive Gehle
Clive Gehle
as Christopher
George Birkbeck
George Birkbeck
as Harrison
Gene Foad
Gene Foad
as Boyer
Edward Haynes
Edward Haynes
as Charles Sprockman
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    Part one

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    Part two

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    Part three

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    Part four

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    Part five

  • 1x6

    Part six

  • 1x7

    Part seven

  • 1x8

    Part eight

  • 1x9

    Part nine

  • 1x10

    Part ten

  • 1x11

    Part eleven

  • 1x12

    Part twelve

  • 1x13

    Part thirteen

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