List of Never the Twain episodes
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Never the Twain is a British television sitcom created by Johnnie Mortimer. The show debuted on 7 September 1981 on ITV. During its ten-year run, 11 series and a Christmas special were produced, with 67 episodes broadcast in total. The lead characters are Simon Peel and Oliver Smallbridge, played by Donald Sinden and Windsor Davies respectively, who are rival antique dealers that have shops next door to each other as well as neighbouring houses.
Peel's son David (Robin Kermode/Christopher Morris) and Smallbridge's daughter Lynn (Julia Watson/Tacy Kneale) enter into a relationship and marry much to the reluctance of their fathers. Peel and Smallbridge engage in a continuous games of one-upmanship but often appear to be friends despite neither prepared to admit it. Recurring characters include Veronica Barton (Honor Blackman), a middle-class widow whom Peel and Smallbridge battle for the affection of; Banks (Teddy Turner), Peel's butler; Ringo (Derek Deadman), Smallbridge's idiotic shop assistant; Mrs. Sadler (Maria Charles), Smallbridge's clumsy cleaner; and Simon's intimidating Aunt Eleanor (Zara Nutley).
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