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My Brother Jonathan is a British television drama series which first aired on BBC 2 in five episodes between 12 August and 9 September 1985. It is based on the 1928 novel of the same name by Francis Brett Young, which had previously been made into a 1948 film My Brother Jonathan. Jonathan Dakers is an idealistic young doctor in a coal-mining area of Northern England around the time of the First World War.
Original Release
08/12/1985 on BBC
Cast
Name | Character |
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Daniel Day-Lewis | Jonathan Dakers |
Benedict Taylor | Harold Dakers |
Helen Ryan | Lavinia Dakers |
Caroline Bliss | Edie Martyn |
Barbara Kellerman | Rachel Hammond |
Tony Doyle | John Morse |
Michael Troughton | Arthur Martock |
John Stone | Dr. Craig |
Frederick Treves | Dr. Hammond |
Sally Watkins | Lily Rudge |
# | Title | Air Date |
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1 | Episode #1.1 | Monday, 12 August 1985 |
2 | Episode #1.2 | Monday, 19 August 1985 |
3 | Episode #1.3 | Monday, 26 August 1985 |
4 | Episode #1.4 | Monday, 02 September 1985 |
5 | Episode #1.5 | Monday, 09 September 1985 |
Directors
Writers
James Andrew Hall, Francis Brett Young
Cast
Name | Character |
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Daniel Day-Lewis | Jonathan Dakers |
Benedict Taylor | Harold Dakers |
Helen Ryan | Lavinia Dakers |
Caroline Bliss | Edie Martyn |
Barbara Kellerman | Rachel Hammond |
Tony Doyle | John Morse |
Michael Troughton | Arthur Martock |
John Stone | Dr. Craig |
Frederick Treves | Dr. Hammond |
Sally Watkins | Lily Rudge |
T.P. McKenna | Lloyd Moore |
James Cossins | The Rev. Perry |
Michael Loughnan | Dr. Monaghan |
Raymond Witch | Joseph |
Mark Kingston | Eugene Dakers |
Catherine Schell | Mrs. Martyn |
Patrick Jordan | Mr. Martyn |
Bill Ward | Sgt. Brook |
Celia Montague | Sheila Martyn |
Jeni Ktori | Sister |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Joe Waters | Producer |