Never the Twain (1981)

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.

Never the Twain

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Seasons

Season 1

Season 1

Season 2

Season 2

Season 3

Season 3

Season 4

Season 4

Season 5

Season 5

Season 6

Season 6

Season 7

Season 7

Season 8

Season 8

Season 9

Season 9

Season 10

Season 10

Season 11

Season 11

Episodes season 1

  • 1x1

    Families at war

  • 1x2

    Of meissen men

  • 1x3

    A night at the opera

  • 1x4

    A matched pair

  • 1x5

    Nothing but the truth

  • 1x6

    Father of the groom

Episodes season 2

  • 2x1

    Who's been sleeping in my bed ?

  • 2x2

    As young as you feel

  • 2x3

    A woman's place ...

  • 2x4

    Blood brothers

  • 2x5

    Lf you knew susan

  • 2x6

    The more we are together

Episodes season 3

  • 3x1

    Taking stock

  • 3x2

    Partners

  • 3x3

    A nose for quality

  • 3x4

    The end of the line

  • 3x5

    The welsh connection

  • 3x6

    Not on the same wavelength

Episodes season 4

  • 4x1

    A home of your own

  • 4x2

    The royal connection

  • 4x3

    Words and music

  • 4x4

    No flame like an old flame

  • 4x5

    Love's neighbours' lost

  • 4x6

    Come fly with me

Episodes season 5

  • 5x1

    In whom we tryst

  • 5x2

    Going, going, gone!

  • 5x3

    Thicker than water

  • 5x4

    Kung who ?

  • 5x5

    Reading between the lines

  • 5x6

    Definitely not cricket!

Episodes season 6

  • 6x1

    Feed a cold

  • 6x2

    Going to pot

  • 6x3

    Love ls a many splendoured thing

  • 6x4

    A night to remember

  • 6x5

    The battle of deveraux dale

  • 6x6

    Affair of the heart

Episodes season 7

  • 7x1

    Settled out of court

  • 7x2

    The wagers of sin

  • 7x3

    Betrothed, bothered and bewildered

  • 7x4

    The second time around

  • 7x5

    Born to blush unseen

  • 7x6

    Fasten your seat belts

Episodes season 8

  • 8x1

    Grandfathers-in-law

  • 8x2

    Nursery times

  • 8x3

    Whose baby ?

  • 8x4

    Never say die

  • 8x5

    Moving on

  • 8x6

    It's a long way to friern barnet

Episodes season 9

  • 9x1

    Just the ticket

  • 9x2

    A question of honour

  • 9x3

    A new lease of life

  • 9x4

    Aspects of love

  • 9x5

    Neighbours

  • 9x6

    Bonjour paris

  • 9x7

    A winter's tale

Episodes season 10

  • 10x1

    X marks the spot

  • 10x2

    S.w.a.l.k.

  • 10x3

    Who wants to be a millionaire?

  • 10x4

    Happy holiday

  • 10x5

    There but for the grace of god

  • 10x6

    A car by any other name

Episodes season 11

  • 11x1

    Viva espana

  • 11x2

    The best laid plans

  • 11x3

    Born again

  • 11x4

    There goes the bride

  • 11x5

    Two fools and their money

  • 11x6

    The first of the queue

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