Never the Twain
Never the Twain is a British sitcom that aired over eleven series from 7 September 1981 to 9 October 1991. It was created by Johnnie Mortimer, and marked the only sitcom he ever created without his usual writing partner, Brian Cooke. Mortimer wrote all episodes of the first two series and four out of six episodes in the eighth series, with the remaining episodes primarily written by Vince Powell and John Kane. The series starred Windsor Davies and Donald Sinden as rival antique dealers, alongside Derek Deadman, Zara Nutley, Robin Kermode, Tacy Kneale, Julia Watson, Honor Blackman, Teddy Turner, and Maria Charles. The title is derived from the Rudyard Kipling poem "The Ballad of East and West."
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