Never the Twain: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Never the Twain follows Simon Peel and Oliver Smallbridge, two men with a lot in common. Not only are they both in the antiques trade, but they have adjacent shops, and even their homes are side-by-side. Both are one-parent family men and neither will stop at anything to get the better of the other. The pair's rivalry doesn't stop their offspring from falling in love and getting married though!

Series details

• Title: Never the Twain
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 1981-09-07
• Final broadcast date listed: 1991-10-09
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 7735
• IMDb ID: tt0081907
• TVDB ID: 73173

Cast and credited roles

• Donald Sinden — Simon Peel
• Windsor Davies — Oliver Smallbridge

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1981-09-07; final listed air date 1981-10-19; episode order: 6.
• Season 2: premiered 1982-09-07; final listed air date 1982-10-12; episode order: 6.
• Season 3: premiered 1983-10-10; final listed air date 1983-11-14; episode order: 6.
• Season 4: premiered 1984-11-08; final listed air date 1984-12-13; episode order: 6.
• Season 5: premiered 1986-01-08; final listed air date 1986-02-12; episode order: 6.
• Season 6: premiered 1987-01-15; final listed air date 1987-02-19; episode order: 6.
• Season 7: premiered 1988-01-27; final listed air date 1988-03-02; episode order: 6.
• Season 8: premiered 1988-10-24; final listed air date 1988-11-28; episode order: 6.
• Season 9: premiered 1989-09-06; final listed air date 1989-12-28; episode order: 7.
• Season 10: premiered 1990-09-05; final listed air date 1990-10-10; episode order: 6.
• Season 11: premiered 1991-09-04; final listed air date 1991-10-09; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from Never the Twain 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.