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.

Cast

Donald Sinden Simon Peel Windsor Davies Oliver Smallbridge Teddy Turner Banks Derek Deadman Ringo Maria Charles Mrs Sadler Zara Nutley Aunt Eleanor Robin Kermode David Peel Julia Watson Lyn Peel Honor Blackman

Tacy Kneale Lyn Peel

Christopher Morris David Peel

Ted Valentine Biffin

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