BBC One presents

To Serve Them All My Days

created by Andrew Davies

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

1980–19811 seasonCompletedDrama

BBC One presents

To Serve Them All My Days

created by Andrew Davies

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

1980–19811 seasonCompleted

Drama

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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.