1980Drama0h 50m

To Serve Them All My Days

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

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.

Information

StatusEnded
Original Languageen
Network
BBC One

Keywords

based on novel or bookteacherminiseriespublic schoolschoolmasterboys' school1910sdevon

Production

Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
BBC
BBC