Plot
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.
Cast
as Simon Peel
as Oliver Smallbridge
as Aunt Eleanor
as Banks
as Ringo
Creator
Network
Status
Ended
First Aired Date
September 7, 1981
Last Aired Date
October 9, 1991
Production Companies
Type
Scripted
Number of Season
11
Number of Episodes
67
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