Never the Twain (1981)

Season 4

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.

Released Sept. 6, 1981 Episode 25 min None+

Genres: Comedy

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Network: ITV1

Country: United Kingdom
Languages: English

IMDb

6.6

/505/

Trakt

/11/

TMDb

/9/

Johnnie Mortimer
Director

Donald Sinden

Teddy Turner

Windsor Davies

Maria Charles

Honor Blackman

Julia Watson

Zara Nutley

Derek Deadman

S4E1 - A Home of Your Own

David and Lyn have moved to Canada. Simon needs to find someone to rent his flat quickly before his Aunt Eleanor moves in.

Nov. 8, 1984, midnight

S4E2 - The Royal Connection

Oliver attempts to gain the Royal Warrant for his shop from the Prince of Wales. Simon investigates his family tree in the hope of finding that he has blue blood.

Nov. 15, 1984, midnight