To Serve Them All My Days

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

19801 Season7.7TV Show

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Overview

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.

Cast

John Duttine
John Duttine
David Powlett-Jones
Frank Middlemass
Frank Middlemass
Algy Herries

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Trailer

Clip from To Serve Them All My Days (1980, sub ENG)

Genres

Drama