To Serve Them All My Days
“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.
- Created by
- Andrew Davies
- Episodes
- 13
- Status
- Ended
Seasons
Cast
John Duttine
David Powlett-Jones
Frank Middlemass
Algy Herries
Alan MacNaughtan
Howarth
Patricia Lawrence
Ellie Herries
Neil Stacy
Carter
Susan Jameson
Christine Forster
Cyril Luckham
Sir Rufus Creighton
Phillip Joseph
Emrys Powlett-Jones
Charles Kay
Alcock
Kim Braden
Julia (voice)
John Welsh
Cordwainer
David King
Barnaby
Simon Gipps-Kent
Boyer
Belinda Lang
Beth
Norman Bird
Alderman Blunt
Michael Turner
Brigadier Cooper
John Line
Garside
Nicholas Lyndhurst
Dobson
Alastair Wyllie
Molyneux
Sonesh Sira
Kassava
