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To Serve Them All My Days

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

7.81980 · 1 season

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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.

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1980 · 13 eps

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Status: Ended
First air date: October 17, 1980
Last air date: January 16, 1981
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 13
Episode runtime: 50m
Network: BBC One
Original language: EN

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