To Serve Them All My Days

TV Mini Series
1980–1981
12
11h 13m

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8.5/10

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John Duttine in To Serve Them All My Days (1980)

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A traumatized former WWI soldier becomes a teacher at an elite English boarding school, finding purpose in mentoring students while navigating class divides between his working-class roots a... Read allA traumatized former WWI soldier becomes a teacher at an elite English boarding school, finding purpose in mentoring students while navigating class divides between his working-class roots and the prestigious institution.A traumatized former WWI soldier becomes a teacher at an elite English boarding school, finding purpose in mentoring students while navigating class divides between his working-class roots and the prestigious institution.

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IMDb RATING

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Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
- 3 nominations total

Episodes13

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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

Phillip Joseph

Emrys…

David King

Barnaby

Simon Gipps-Kent

Boyer

Belinda Lang

Beth

Norman Bird

Alderman Blunt

Michael Turner

Brigadier Cooper

John Line

Garside

Nicholas Lyndhurst

Dobson

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10/10

Exquisite

Possibly the finest mini series ever produced.John Duttine gave the performance of his life in this series,as did the whole cast. How I wish I could see it again,yet have been unable to obtain it anywhere,and never has it been repeated on the BBC. So caught up in the life of these characters was I,that it has stayed with me,and brings such fond memories of a time gone by. If only all television was THIS good.

strauss-5
Mar 10, 2000
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To Serve Them All My Days: Part Four

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To Serve Them All My Days: Disc 1

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To Serve Them All My Days: Disc 1

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To Serve Them All My Days: Part Eight

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To Serve Them All My Days: Part Five

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To Serve Them All My Days: Part Ten

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To Serve Them All My Days: Part Thirteen

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Trivia
The filming at the Milton Abbey School in Dorset, which served as Bamfylde in the series, took place during actual school term. The "real" students at the school happily mixed with the cast and crew and many of the boys who appear in the series are genuine schoolboys.

Goofs
Several times, the length of David's tie changes between indoor and outdoor scenes in the same sequence. Example: Episode 8 opens with David walking back to Bamfylde early in the morning. His tie ends well above his belt. When David arrives at his house and talks with Molyneux, David's tie extends below his belt. From there, David goes outdoors to meet Algy and Brigadier Cooper, and his tie is once again short.

Quotes
[talking about the death of Alcock]
Howarth: That's that, and I hope to God nobody asks me to comment. The thing I find hardest to tolerate is hypocrisy, especially when it takes the form of a sentimental regard for the dead just because they *are* dead. To hear some people talk, you'd think dying was limited to the chosen few.