TV Series

Never the Twain (1981–1991)

Name: Never the Twain
Genre: Comedy
Cast: Donald Sinden, Windsor Davies, Teddy Turner, Derek Deadman, Maria Charles

First aired September 7, 1981
Seasons: 11 · Episodes: 67
30m per episode

Comedy

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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.

Created by: Johnnie Mortimer
Starring: Donald Sinden, Windsor Davies, Teddy Turner

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Season 11 · Episode 6 · October 9, 1991

The First of the Queue

Oliver tells Simon about a bargain in a shop, which leads to extraordinary efforts by the two to be first in the queue to buy it. Guest starring Diana Mahoney, real-life wife of Donald Sinden.