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Masterpiece Season 12 Episodes

36 Episodes 1982 - 1983

Episode 1

To Serve Them All My Days

Sun, Oct 10, 1982 60 mins

Part 1 of a 13-part adaptation of R.F. Delderfield's "To Serve Them All My Days," about an English boys' school. Opening near the end of the Great War, the story finds David (John Duttine) applying for a teaching position at an exclusive school. Algy: Frank Middlemass. Carter: Neil Stacy. Ellie: Patricia Lawrence.

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Episode 2

To Serve Them All My Days

Sun, Oct 17, 1982 60 mins

In Part 2 of "To Serve Them All My Days," David (John Duttine) falls in love with a young nurse (Belinda Lang). Algy: Frank Middlemass. Ellie: Patricia Lawrence. Emrys: Phillip Joseph. Griff: Tim Wylton. Cordwainer: John Welsh.

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Episode 3

To Serve Them All My Days

Sun, Oct 24, 1982 60 mins

A war memorial causes a dispute in Part 3 of "To Serve Them All My Days." John Duttine. Carter: Neil Stacy. Alderman: Norman Bird. Beth: Belinda Lang. Algy: Frank Middlemass.

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Episode 4

To Serve Them All My Days

Sun, Oct 31, 1982 60 mins

A romantic upperclassman is smitten by a faculty member (Kim Braden) in Part 4 of "To Serve Them All My Days." David: John Duttine. Beth: Belinda Lang. Algy: Frank Middlemass.

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Episode 5

To Serve Them All My Days

Sun, Nov 7, 1982 60 mins

As the housemaster in Part 5 of "To Serve Them All My Days," David (John Duttine) faces his first crisis: a missing student (Grant Bardsley). Beth: Belinda Lang.

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Episode 6

To Serve Them All My Days

Sun, Nov 14, 1982 60 mins

David (John Duttine) learns of the accident in Part 6 of "To Serve Them All My Days." Algy: Frank Middlemass. Ellie: Patricia Lawrence. Howarth: Alan MacNaughtan. Carter: Neil Stacy. Julia: Kim Braden.

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Episode 7

To Serve Them All My Days

Sun, Nov 21, 1982 60 mins

David and his nemesis (Neil Stacy) apply for headmaster in Part 7 of "To Serve Them All My Days." Julia: Kim Braden. Ellie: Patricia Lawrence. Howarth: Alan MacNaughtan.

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Episode 8

To Serve Them All My Days

Sun, Nov 28, 1982 60 mins

Bamfylde must adjust to a new headmaster in Part 8 of "To Serve Them All My Days." John Duttine. Carter: Neil Stacy. Alcock: Charles Kay. Julia: Kim Braden. Algy: Frank Middlemass. Howarth: Alan MacNaughtan. Barnaby: David King.

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Episode 9

To Serve Them All My Days

Sun, Dec 5, 1982 60 mins

David meets a feisty---and attractive---politician (Susan Jameson) in Part 9 of "To Serve Them All My Days." Alcock: Charles Kay. Carter: Neil Stacy. Howarth: Alan MacNaughtan. Barnaby: David King. Vesey: Daniel Slater.

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Episode 10

To Serve Them All My Days

Sun, Dec 12, 1982 60 mins

David (John Duttine) refuses Alcock's offer and is called before the board in Part 10 of "To Serve Them All My Days." Alcock: Charles Kay. Christine: Susan Jameson. Molyneux: Alistair Wyllie. Algy: Frank Middlemass.

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Episode 11

To Serve Them All My Days

Sun, Dec 19, 1982 60 mins

David (John Duttine) sets his sights on becoming headmaster in Part 11 of "To Serve Them All My Days," while Chris (Susan Jameson) suffers another political setback. Algy: Frank Middlemass. Ellie: Patricia Lawrence.

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Episode 12

To Serve Them All My Days

Sun, Dec 26, 1982 60 mins

In Part 12 of "To Serve Them All My Days," Chris (Susan Jameson) returns with a student for Bamfylde, a Jewish boy (Ian Sears) whose father was killed by Nazis in Germany. David: John Duttine. Garside: John Line. Algy: Frank Middlemass.

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Episode 13

To Serve Them All My Days

Sun, Jan 2, 1983 60 mins

David (John Duttine) encounters a reminder of his past as "To Serve Them All My Days" concludes with Europe once again embroiled in war. Chris: Susan Jameson. Howarth: Alan MacNaughtan. Crispin: Jaime Wilson. Algy: Frank Middlemass.

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Episode 14

The Good Soldier

Sun, Jan 9, 1983 120 mins

A dramatization of Ford Madox Ford's "The Good Soldier," a story of two couples who meet at a German spa. John: Robin Ellis. Florence: Vickery Turner. Edward: Jeremy Brett. Leonora: Susan Fleetwood. Nancy: Elizabeth Garvie.

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Episode 15

Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years

Sun, Jan 16, 1983 60 mins

"Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years," an eight-part portrait of the statesman during his darkest hoursbegins as he faces political defeat. Robert Hardy. Clementine: Sian Phillips. Randolph: Nigel Havers. William Randolph Hearst: Stephen Elliott. B. Baruch: Sam Wanamaker.

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Episode 16

Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years

Sun, Jan 23, 1983 60 mins

In Part 2 of "Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years," Churchill (Robert Hardy) alienates the Tory leadership by his opposition to granting India dominion status. Baldwin: Peter Barkworth. Bracken: Tim Pigott-Smith. Clementine: Sian Phillips.

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Episode 17

Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years

Sun, Jan 30, 1983 60 mins

Part 3 of "Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years" opens in 1932 as Churchill (Robert Hardy) arrives in Munich for a possible meeting with Hitler (Gunter Meisner). Hoare: Edward Woodward. Lord Derby: Frank Middlemass. Baldwin: Peter Barkworth.

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Episode 18

Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years

Sun, Feb 6, 1983 60 mins

Churchill accuses Hoare (Edward Woodward) of misconduct before the House of Commons in Part 4 of "Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years." Baldwin: Peter Barkworth. Sir Thomas Inskip: Peter Vaughan. Clement Attlee: Norman Jones.

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Episode 19

Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years

Sun, Feb 13, 1983 60 mins

Churchill (Robert Hardy) warns of Germany's war preparations in Part 5 of "Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years." Baldwin: Peter Barkworth. Clementine: Sian Phillips. Wigram: Paul Freeman. Lindemann: David Swift. MacDonald: Robert James.

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Episode 20

Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years

Sun, Feb 27, 1983 60 mins

In Part 7 of "Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years," the new Prime Minister (Eric Porter) ignores the warnings about Germany. Churchill: Robert Hardy. Swinton: Walter Gotell. Eden: Tony Mathews.

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Episode 21

Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years

Sun, Mar 6, 1983 60 mins

Chamberlain (Eric Porter) refuses to back away from appeasement in the conclusion of "Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years." Churchill: Robert Hardy. Clementine: Sian Phillips. Horace: Clive Swift. Hoare: Edward Woodward.

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Episode 22

On Approval

Fri, May 13, 1983 90 mins

Two couples give their relationships a trial by living together in Frederick Lonsdale's "On Approval," with Penelope Keith, Jeremy Brett, Benjamin Whitrow and Lindsay Duncan.

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Episode 23

Drake's Venture

Sun, Mar 27, 1983 120 mins

"Drake's Venture" charts the 1577 voyage of Sir Francis Drake (John Thaw), the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe. Thomas: Paul Darrow. Queen Elizabeth: Charlotte Cornwell.

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Episode 24

Private Schulz

Sun, Apr 3, 1983 60 mins

"Private Schulz," a six-part satire about a German con man working for the SS, begins with Schulz (Michael Elphick) trying to kidnap British officers. Neuheim: Ian Richardson. Bertha: Billie Whitelaw. Solly: Cyril Shaps. Teleplay by Jack Pulman ("I, Claudius").

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Episode 25

Private Schulz

Sun, Apr 10, 1983 60 mins

In Part 2, Private Schulz (Michael Elphick) and his forgers come close to perfecting the counterfeit money but the SS has yet to produce the needed serial numbers. Neuheim: Ian Richardson. Solly: Cyril Shaps. Bodelschwingh: David Swift. Bertha: Billie Whitelaw.

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Episode 26

Private Schulz

Sun, Apr 17, 1983 60 mins

Part 3. Dropped into England with counterfeit money, Private Schulz (Michael Elphick) is immediately spotted as a spy. Melfort: Ian Richardson. Countess: Caroline Blakiston. Publican: Derek Newark. Conductor: Hugh Walters.

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Episode 27

Private Schulz

Sun, Apr 24, 1983 60 mins

Despite the fiasco in England, the operation continues in Part 4 of "Private Schulz." Michael Elphick. Neuheim: Ian Richardson. Gertrude: Rula Lenska. Bertha: Billie Whitelaw. Schmidt: Mark Wingett.

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Episode 28

Private Schulz

Sun, May 1, 1983 60 mins

The Allied approach in Part 5 results in the operation being moved to the prison camp where "Private Schulz" (Michael Elphick) is serving his sentence. Neuheim: Ian Richardson. Solly: Cyril Shaps. Kaltenbrunner: John Moffatt.

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Episode 29

Private Schulz

Sun, May 8, 1983 60 mins

The conclusion finds "Private Schulz" (Michael Elphick) trying to unearth the counterfeit money buried beneath a public lavatory. Stan: Ian Richardson. Bertha: Billie Whitelaw. Harry: Declan Mulholland.

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Episode 30

Sons and Lovers

Sun, May 15, 1983 60 mins

A seven-part BBC adaptation of D.H. Lawrence's "Sons and Lovers," a study of a mother's obsessive love for her son. Part 1 focuses on the uneven marriage of Gertrude and Walter Morel (Tom Bell). Paul: Karl Johnson.

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Episode 31

Sons and Lovers

Sun, May 22, 1983 60 mins

William (Geoffrey Burridge) brings his fiancée home to his mother in Part 2 of "Sons and Lovers." Paul: Karl Johnson. Walter: Tom Bell. Miriam: Leonie Mellinger.

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Episode 32

Sons and Lovers

Sun, May 29, 1983 60 mins

To Gertrude's dismay, Paul spends his time with Miriam (Leonie Mellinger) in Part 3 of "Sons and Lovers." Gertrude: Eileen Atkins. Walter: Tom Bell. Annie: Amanda Parfitt.

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Episode 33

Sons and Lovers

Sun, Jun 5, 1983 60 mins

"Sons and Lovers," Part 4. Paul (Karl Johnson) decides to break off with Miriam (Leonie Mellinger) and becomes increasingly fascinated with Clara (Lynn Dearth). Gertrude: Eileen Atkins. Arthur: Peter Duncan.

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Episode 34

Sons and Lovers

Sun, Jun 12, 1983 60 mins

In Part 5 of "Sons and Lovers," Paul (Karl Johnson) begins an affair with Clara Dawes (Lynn Dearth). Miriam: Leonie Mellinger. Gertrude: Eileen Atkins. Walter: Tom Bell. Polly: Hilda Braid.

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Episode 35

Sons and Lovers

Sun, Jun 19, 1983 60 mins

Paul's affair with Clara incites an attack by her estranged husband (Jack Shepherd) in Part 6 of "Sons and Lovers." Paul: Karl Johnson. Gertrude: Eileen Atkins. Walter: Tom Bell. Annie: Amanda Parfitt. Arthur: Peter Duncan.

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Episode 36

Sons and Lovers

Sun, Jun 26, 1983 60 mins

Paul (Karl Johnson) decides to cut short his mother's suffering in the conclusion of "Sons and Lovers." Baxter Dawes: Jack Shepherd. Gertrude: Eileen Atkins. Clara: Lynn Dearth. Miriam: Leonie Mellinger. Walter: Tom Bell.

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