My Brother Jonathan: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Daniel Day-Lewis plays Jonathan, the ungainly, neglected eldest son of a family living in the Black Country. His younger brother Harold is everything he is not - athletic, handsome and clever. Despite the favoritism shown to Harold, the two boys build a close friendship that lasts a lifetime and ends in tragedy. Based on the novel by Francis Brett Young.

Series details

• Title: My Brother Jonathan
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama
• Premiere date: 1985-08-12
• Final broadcast date listed: 1985-09-09
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC Two
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 50 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 27519
• IMDb ID: tt0244086
• TVDB ID: 278356

Cast and credited roles

• Daniel Day-Lewis — Jonathan Dakers
• Benedict Taylor — Harold Dakers
• Helen Ryan — Lavinia Dakers
• Caroline Bliss — Edie Martyn
• Barbara Kellermann — Rachel Hammond
• Tony Doyle — John Morse
• John Stone — Dr. Craig
• Michael Troughton — Arthur Martock
• Frederick Treves — Dr. Hammond
• Sally Watkins — Lily Rudge

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1985-08-12; final listed air date 1985-09-09; episode order: 5.

Source and licence

Adapted from My Brother Jonathan on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.