To serve them all my days

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5 part BBC dramatisation of R.F. Delderfields "to serve them all my days".

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[Gayle Crane]

Thank you magicaxeman for posting this marvelous presentation of Delderfield's novel, and thank you, Bob, for the accompanying information.

[Anson (Bob) Roberts]

To Serve Them All My Days
RF Delderfield, dramatised by Shaun McKenna.
2006

A five-part dramatisation of R F Delderfield’s classic novel about life in a public school between the two world wars. It tells the story of Davy Powlett-Jones – a young Welshman who returns from the carnage of the trenches in 1917, shell-shocked and wounded, feeling utterly displaced. He is persuaded to take a temporary job as a schoolmaster in a remote Devonshire school. At first the boys in his charge are barely his juniors. He feels the responsibility of helping to shape and guide their destinies. As the years pass he becomes a schoolmaster of rare talent, able to adjust to the changing currents of society.


1/5.
It is 1918, and Davy Powlett Jones, invalided out of the trenches, faces a new start in life.

Davy Powlett-Jones ...... Oliver Milburn
Algy Herries ...... John Wood
Howarth ...... John Rowe
Carter ...... Anthony Calf
Beth ...... Alison Pettitt
Guard/conductor ...... Delroy Brown
Nipper Shawe/Youings ...... Josh Freeborn
Chad Boyer ...... Steven Williams
Briarley ...... Steven Roberts

Director Marc Beeby.
 
2/5
It is 1920. Despite his clashes with science master Carter, Davy has settled in well to school life at Bamfylde. And his wife Beth is expecting twins any day.

Davy Powlett-Jones ...... Oliver Milburn
Algy Herries ...... John Wood
Howarth ...... John Rowe
Carter ...... Anthony Calf
Beth ...... Alison Pettitt
Julia Darbyshire ...... Juliet Aubrey
Keith Blades ...... John Cummins
Spats Winterbourne ...... Anthony Glennon
Chad Boyer ...... Nick Sayce
Skidmore ...... Josh Freeborn

Director Marc Beeby.

3/5.
It is 1926. Davy has buried himself in school life to try to forget the death of his wife, Beth, and their eldest daughter Joan. What spare time he has is spent working on the book Beth urged him to write.

Davy Powlett-Jones ...... Oliver Milburn
Algy Herries ...... John Wood
Howarth ...... John Rowe
Carter ...... Anthony Calf
Julia Darbyshire ...... Juliet Aubrey
Brigadier Cooper ...... Gerard McDermott
Alderman Blunt/McNaughton ...... John Cummins

Director Marc Beeby.
 

4/5.
It is 1927. Having failed to be appointed the new Headmaster at Bamfylde, Davy is determined to give the new Head, Alcock, his full support. But Alcock isn't about to make that an easy prospect.

Davy Powlett-Jones ...... Oliver Milburn
Algy Herries ...... John Wood
Howarth ...... John Rowe
Carter ...... Anthony Calf
Alcock ...... Clive Merrison
Christine ...... Kate Buffery
Barnaby ...... Gerard McDermott
Ewart ...... Nick Sayce

Director Cherry Cookson.
       
5/5.
It is 1929. Davy Powlett Jones is about to face his greatest challenge yet at Bamfylde School. There's conflict with the new Headmaster, Alcock, and it is clear the two men cannot work together. One of them will have to go.

Davy Powlett-Jones ...... Oliver Milburn
Algy Herries ...... John Wood
Howarth ...... John Rowe
Carter ...... Anthony Calf
Alcock ...... Clive Merrison
Christine ...... Kate Buffery
Barnaby/Rigby ...... Gerard McDermott
Grace ...... Alison Pettitt

Director Cherry Cookson.
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