The Brothers: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The Brothers is a BBC series based around conflict within the Hammond family over the direction of the family firm, a London-based road haulage business. The eldest son, Edward, prepares to take over the running of the business, only to find that his father has left equal shares to his two other sons, Brian and David, and to his mistress and secretary, Jennifer Kingsley.

Series details

• Title: The Brothers
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama
• Premiere date: 1972-03-10
• Final broadcast date listed: 1976-12-19
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC One
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 45 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 20969
• IMDb ID: tt0068054
• TVDB ID: 71203

Cast and credited roles

• Robin Chadwick — David Hammond
• Jean Anderson — Mary Hammond
• Jennifer Wilson — Jennifer Kingsley
• Patrick O'Connell — Edward Hammond
• Colin Baker — Paul Merroney
• Glyn Owen — Edward Hammond
• Richard Easton — Brian Hammond
• Derek Benfield — Bill Riley
• Kate O'Mara — Jane Maxwell
• Hilary Tindall — Ann Hammond
• Gabrielle Drake — Jill Hammond
• Julia Goodman — Barbara Kingsley

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1972-03-10; final listed air date 1972-05-12; episode order: 10.
• Season 2: premiered 1973-01-14; final listed air date 1973-04-08; episode order: 13.
• Season 3: premiered 1974-02-03; final listed air date 1974-05-05; episode order: 13.
• Season 4: premiered 1974-09-01; final listed air date 1974-12-08; episode order: 14.
• Season 5: premiered 1975-04-06; final listed air date 1975-06-29; episode order: 13.
• Season 6: premiered 1976-01-25; final listed air date 1976-04-18; episode order: 13.
• Season 7: premiered 1976-09-05; final listed air date 1976-12-19; episode order: 16.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Brothers 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.