To Serve Them All My Days (Miniseries)
starring: John Duttine, Frank Middlemass, Alan MacNaughton, Neil Stacy, David King
directed by: Peter Jefferies, Ronald Wilson, Terence Dudley
directed by: Peter Jefferies, Ronald Wilson, Terence Dudley
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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9781569386422
Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
ISBN: 1569386420
Label: Acorn Media
Manufacturer: Acorn Media
Number Of Items: 4
Publisher: Acorn Media
Region Code: 1
Release Date: March 09, 2004
Running Time: 663 minutes
Sales Rank: 13876
Studio: Acorn Media
Theatrical Release Date: October 10, 1982
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Editorial Review:
Description:
After barely surviving the trenches of World War I, an embittered young soldier takes a teaching post at Bamfylde, an elite boarding school in the uplands of West Devon. It is an unlikely job for a Welsh miner’s son without a degree, but David Powlett-Jones (John Duttine) proves to be a rare schoolmaster, as passionate about learning as he is about teaching. Through two tumultuous decades, Powlett-Jones inspires his students with his courage and idealism, qualities that help prepare him to send another generation of young men off to fight yet another war. A beloved PBS Masterpiece Theatre classic adapted by Andrew Davies (Pride and Prejudice, Bridget Jones’s Diary) from the novel by R. F. Delderfield.
Amazon.com:
The life of an English schoolmaster may sound like dry stuff, but To Serve Them All My Days finds engrossing drama and dry wit in the most ordinary of circumstances. David Powlett-Jones (John Duttine), a young Welshman, returns from the trenches of World War I disillusioned and suffering from shellshock. Accepted as a teacher at an elite boy's boarding school called Bamfylde, Powlett-Jones fears he won't last--but the faith of the headmaster who hired him (Frank Middlemass) proves well-founded. Powlett-Jones immediately flies in the face of convention, fighting with a pompous science teacher (Neil Stacy), speaking out in favor of socialist reforms, and finding a mixture of discipline and empathy with the boys he teaches. Over the course of his 20-year rise through the ranks of Bamfylde, he finds and loses love with several women (Belinda Lang, Kim Braden, and Susan Jameson); one of the greatest strengths of To Serve Them All My Days is how fully realized these women are, each strikingly individual and self-directed.
The writing and acting are impeccable, always cutting to the most engaging aspect of every scene, yet grounding every conflict in a rich understanding of character and circumstance. Even the minor characters are made vivid and distinct, and the realities of life--politics, sex, mortality--are handled frankly and honestly. In fact, To Serve Them All My Days demonstrates the best aspects of a miniseries, taking the scope of 13 episodes to map in detail a human life, with all its victories and disasters. Truly a pleasure to watch; of particular note is Alan MacNaughtan as a sardonic fellow teacher, whose ironic observations and close friendship with Powlett-Jones give the series a good dose of both humor and compassion. Based on the classic novel by R.F. Delderfield. --Bret Fetzer
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- Rising Above TragedyThis BBC mini-series is beautifully filmed and written. The story based on the novel by RF Delderfield ... Read More
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- "Look ahead to a life worth living"First off, I'm one of those who enjoys any drama, American or foreign, that depicts teachers, academia, ... Read More
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- An endearing tale your family will loveThis DVD chronicles a fictional WWI soldier, shell-shocked from battle, as he starts out as a teacher in ... Read More
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- Great story.Growing up in England and attending a catholic school the characters hit home for me. Different era perhaps, ... Read More
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- Well worth seeing, decades laterHere, Andrew Davies has less propitious material than he had, later, with his production of Pride and Prejudice, ... Read More
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