To Serve Them All My Days (1980): Cast
To Serve Them All My Days is a 1980 drama directed by Ronald Wilson and Terence Dudley, starring Jonathan Duttine as David Powlett-Jones, John Welsh and Norman Bird.
- Directors
- Ronald Wilson and Terence Dudley
- Genre
- Drama
- Original language
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English - After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is To Serve Them All My Days About?
The premise of To Serve Them All My Days without spoilers.
Set between the World Wars, the BBC drama follows David Powlett‑Jones, a Welsh miner’s son who survives the First World War’s trenches and unexpectedly becomes a teacher at Bamfylde, a prestigious boarding school in West Devon. Though unqualified, his passion for learning and idealism inspire his pupils, shaping them for life and preparing a new generation for the looming conflict.
To Serve Them All My Days Themes & Keywords
· 30 tags- private school
- boys' school
- welshman
- shell shock
- tv mini series
- preparatory school
- british upper class
- dormitory
- upper class
- teenage boy
- anglican priest
- history teacher
+18 more Show fewer
- socialism
- boy
- headmaster
- boarding school
- english
- teacher of classical languages
- world war two
- woman in politics
- schoolteacher
- school sport
- school play
- school faculty
- english politics
- english countryside
- 1930s
- 1920s
- world war one
- based on novel
To Serve Them All My Days Cast & Characters
Jonathan Duttine leads the cast as David Powlett-Jones, with John Welsh as Cordwainer and Norman Bird as Alderman Blunt. Directed by Ronald Wilson and Terence Dudley; 15 actors are credited in all.
- Co-director Ronald Wilson
- Co-director Terence Dudley
- Jonathan Duttine as David Powlett-Jones
- John Welsh as Cordwainer
- Norman Bird as Alderman Blunt
- Nicholas Lyndhurst as Dobson
Also Starring in To Serve Them All My Days
· 11 more- Richard Davies Minister
- Frank Middlemass Algy Herries
- Cyril Luckham Sir Rufus Creighton
- Charles Kay Alcock
- Alan MacNaughtan Howarth
- Susan Jameson Christine Forster
- Michael Turner Brigadier Cooper
- Kim Braden Julia
- Patricia Lawrence Ellie Herries
- Neil Stacy Carter
- Belinda Lang Beth
More from Ronald Wilson and Terence Dudley
More films directed by Ronald Wilson and Terence Dudley: Doctor Who: Meglos, Doctor Who: Meglos and One Day at a Time.
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To Serve Them All My Days FAQ: Cast & Director
Director, cast and post-credit scenes of To Serve Them All My Days, each answered in a sentence.
Who directed To Serve Them All My Days?
To Serve Them All My Days was directed by Ronald Wilson and Terence Dudley.
More films by Ronald Wilson Who is in the cast of To Serve Them All My Days?
To Serve Them All My Days stars Jonathan Duttine as David Powlett-Jones, John Welsh as Cordwainer and Norman Bird as Alderman Blunt, among 15 credited actors.
Does To Serve Them All My Days have a post-credit scene?
No. To Serve Them All My Days has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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