To Serve Them All My Days
Rate this series
Starring
John DuttineFrank MiddlemassAlan MacNaughtanPatricia LawrenceNeil StacySusan Jameson
Starring
John DuttineFrank MiddlemassAlan MacNaughtanPatricia LawrenceNeil StacySusan Jameson
Ratings per Episode
Votes per Episode
To Serve Them All My Days Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | E11 | E12 | E13 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 7.7 |
Download Infographic
About
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.
"The BBC's classic story of an English schoolmaster's life of tragedy and triumph between the wars"
All Seasons
▼
Miniseries1980
7.524713
David Powlett-Jones, a shell-shocked World War I veteran, becomes a teacher at an elite English boarding school, Bamfylde.
| Ep | Title | Rating | Yours | Votes | Runtime | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▶ | 1 | Part One | 7.8 | 28 | — | |
| ▶ | 2 | Part Two | 7.7 | 25 | — | |
| ▶ | 3 | Part Three | 7.5 | 23 | — | |
| ▶ | 4 | Part Four | 7.4 | 21 | — | |
| ▶ | 5 | Part Five | 7.7 | 19 | — | |
| ▶ | 6 | Part Six | 7.2 | 17 | — | |
| ▶ | 7 | Part Seven | 7.2 | 15 | — | |
| ▶ | 8 | Part Eight | 7.2 | 15 | — | |
| ▶ | 9 | Part Nine | 7.4 | 16 | — | |
| ▶ | 10 | Part Ten | 7.5 | 16 | — | |
| ▶ | 11 | Part Eleven | 7.3 | 17 | — | |
| ▶ | 12 | Part Twelve | 6.9 | 15 | — | |
| ▶ | 13 | Part Thirteen | 7.7 | 20 | — |
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
John Duttine David Powlett-Jones
Frank Middlemass Algy Herries
Alan MacNaughtan Howarth
Patricia Lawrence Ellie Herries
Neil Stacy Carter
Susan Jameson Christine Forster
Charles Kay Alcock
Kim Braden Julia
John Welsh Cordwainer
Cyril Luckham Sir Rufus Creighton
Similar Series
Our recommendations Specific picks with the reason, including shows you may not have heard of. From our AI taste analysis.
Cranford
12K 7 2007–2009
Quiet character-driven institutional community drama
Lark Rise to Candleford
9K 40 2008–2011
gentle period drama of English rural/school life and community bonds
The Forsyte Saga
8K 13 2002–2003
slow-burn character study across changing decades
Upstairs, Downstairs
4K 68 1971–1975
interwar English institutional drama with same BBC gravitas