Never the Twain 43 years old

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.

Credits

Cast

Name Character
Honor Blackman She was 56 , now 99 years old
Maria Charles She was 51 , now 95 years old
Windsor Davies He was 51 , 88 years old when he died
Donald Sinden He was 57 , 90 years old when he died
Teddy Turner He was 64 , 75 years old when he died

Crew

Name Job title
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Never the Twain (43 years)

Ended

  • First Air Date: 1981-09-07
  • Runtime: [30,25] minutes
  • Number of Episodes: 67