To Serve Them All My Days

“The BBC's classic story of an English schoolmaster's life of tragedy and triumph between the wars”

• 1980 –1981
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• Ended
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• 12

• Drama

★ 7.8 TMDB Rating · 4 votes

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.

Created by

Andrew Davies

Seasons

1

Episodes

13

Episode length

~50m

First aired

Oct 17, 1980

Networks

BBC One

Original language

English

Origin

United Kingdom