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''Strangers and Brothers'' is a 1984 British
television series
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. Adapted from the
novel series of the same name by
C. P. Snow
Charles Percy Snow, Baron Snow, (15 October 1905 – 1 July 1980) was an English novelist and physical chemist who also served in several important positions in the British Civil Service and briefly in the UK government.''The Columbia Encyclope ...
, it ran for a single series of thirteen episodes.
[Baskin p.203]
Plot summary
The series focuses on the character Lewis Eliot and follows his life and career from humble beginnings to being a successful London lawyer, Cambridge don, wartime official in Whitehall, and civil servant, and finally to retirement. Eliot's private life is also explored, relating his unstable marriage to Sheila, his difficult affair with his second wife Margaret, and his relationships with his brother Martin and with the mercurial Roy Calvert.
The behind the scenes machinations in the election of a new Master at Eliot's college are explored.
The series also deals with the British scientific community's involvement in the development of nuclear weapons during the Second World War. The attempts by the ambitious politician Roger Quaife to halt Britain's nuclear programme results in scandal, and the loss of political influence by both Quaife and Eliot.
Cast
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Shaughan Seymour as Lewis Eliot (13 episodes)
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Paul Hastings
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as Francis Getliffe (10 episodes)
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Edward Hardwicke
Edward Cedric Hardwicke (7 August 1932 – 16 May 2011) was an English actor, who had a distinguished career on the stage and on-screen. He was best known for playing Captain Pat Grant in ''Colditz'' (1972-73), and Dr. Watson in Granada Te ...
as Sir Hector Rose (7 episodes)
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Sheila Ruskin
Sheila Ruskin (born 28 March 1946) is an English actress.
She played Vipsania in the BBC adaptation of ''I, Claudius'' (1976), Kassia in the '' Doctor Who'' serial '' The Keeper of Traken'' (1981) and Alta One in the ''Blake's 7'' episode "Redem ...
as Sheila Eliot (6 episodes)
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Cherie Lunghi
Cherie Mary Lunghi (born 4 April 1952) is an English film, television, and theatre actress, known for her roles in many British TV dramas. Her international fame stems from her role as Guinevere in the 1981 film ''Excalibur''. Her long list of ...
as Margaret Eliot (5 episodes)
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James Simmons as Walter Luke (5 episodes)
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Nigel Havers
Nigel Allan Havers (born 6 November 1951) is an English actor. His film roles include Lord Andrew Lindsay in the 1981 British film ''Chariots of Fire'', which earned him a BAFTA nomination; as Dr. Rawlins in the 1987 Steven Spielberg war drama ...
as Roy Calvert (4 episodes)
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Peter Sallis
Peter may refer to:
People
* List of people named Peter, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name
* Peter (given name)
** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church
* Peter (surname), a su ...
as Leonard March (3 episodes)
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Stephen Riddle as Martin Eliot (3 episodes)
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Martin Jacobs Martin may refer to:
Places
* Martin City (disambiguation)
* Martin County (disambiguation)
* Martin Township (disambiguation)
Antarctica
* Martin Peninsula, Marie Byrd Land
* Port Martin, Adelie Land
* Point Martin, South Orkney Islands
Austral ...
as Charles March (3 episodes)
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Elizabeth Spriggs
Elizabeth or Elisabeth may refer to:
People
* Elizabeth (given name), a female given name (including people with that name)
* Elizabeth (biblical figure), mother of John the Baptist
Ships
* HMS ''Elizabeth'', several ships
* ''Elisabeth'' (sch ...
as Lady Muriel Royce (3 episodes)
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Carmen Du Sautoy
Carmen Du Sautoy (born 26 February 1950) is a British stage, television and film actor.
Early life
Du Sautoy was born in London. She has played a wide variety of leading roles with the Royal Shakespeare Company, Royal National Theatre, in Lon ...
as Ann Simon (3 episodes)
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Kathryn Pogson
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as Joan Royce (3 episodes)
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Neil Stacy
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Selected television filmography
* ''The Indian Tales of Rudyard Kipling'' (1964)
* '' It's Dark Outside'' (1965 ...
as Herbert Getliffe (3 episodes)
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James Cossins
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as Mr. Knight (3 episodes)
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Emma Jacobs
Emma may refer to:
* Emma (given name)
Film
* ''Emma'' (1932 film), a comedy-drama film by Clarence Brown
* ''Emma'' (1996 theatrical film), a film starring Gwyneth Paltrow
* ''Emma'' (1996 TV film), a British television film starring Kate Be ...
as Katherine March (3 episodes)
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Gawn Grainger
Gawn Grainger (born 12 October 1937) is a British actor, playwright and screenwriter.
Early life
Some sources indicate he was born in Glasgow, Scotland on 12 October 1937. He is the son of Charles Neil Grainger and his wife Elizabeth (née Gal ...
as Dr. Pearson (3 episodes)
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John Grillo
John Martin Grillo (born 29 November 1942, in Watford, Hertfordshire) is an English actor.
Biography
Grillo was educated at Watford Grammar School for Boys and Trinity Hall, Cambridge, and while there was actively involved in student theatre. ...
as Arthur Brown 3 episodes)
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Anthony Hopkins
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as Roger Quaife (2 episodes)
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Susan Fleetwood as Lady Caroline Quaife (2 episodes)
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Christopher Casson
Christopher T. Casson (20 March 1912 – 9 July 1996) was an English-born actor who became a citizen of Ireland in 1946. His work included stage, screen, radio and television roles. His portrayal of a Church of Ireland canon in the long-runni ...
as Austin Davidson (2 episodes)
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Tessa Peake-Jones
Tessa Peake-Jones (born 9 May 1957) is an English actress having appeared in ''The Danedyke Mystery'' (1979), ''Pride and Prejudice'' (1980), '' When We Are Married'' (1987), '' Up the Garden Path'' (1990–1993), '' So Haunt Me'' (1992–1994), ...
as Irene Eliot (2 episodes)
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Frederick Treves as Vernon Royce (2 episodes)
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John Carson as Jago (2 episodes)
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Simon Oates
Simon Oates (6 January 1932 – 20 May 2009) was an English actor best known for his roles on television.
Born in Canning Town, east London and moving to Finchley in his teens, Oates trained as a heating engineer for his father's firm befo ...
as Major Darling (2 episodes)
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Tom Wilkinson
Thomas Geoffrey Wilkinson (born 5 February 1948)Born January–March 1948, according to the ''Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England & Wales, 1916–2005.''; at ancestry.com is an English actor of film, television, and stage. He has rece ...
as George Passant (2 episodes)
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Tony Britton
Anthony Edward Lowry Britton (9 June 1924 – 22 December 2019) was an English actor. He appeared in a variety of films (including ''The Day of the Jackal'') and television sitcoms (including '' Don't Wait Up'' and '' Robin's Nest''
He is the f ...
as Lord Boscastle (2 episodes)
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Joan Greenwood
Joan Mary Waller Greenwood (4 March 1921 – 28 February 1987) was an English actress. Her husky voice, coupled with her slow, precise elocution, was her trademark. She played Sibella in the 1949 film ''Kind Hearts and Coronets'', and also app ...
as Lady Boscastle (2 episodes)
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John Normington
John Normington (28 January 1937 – 26 July 2007) was an English actor primarily known for his work on television. Normington was also a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company performing in more than 20 RSC productions. He performed widely ...
as Monty Cave (2 episodes)
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Gareth Thomas as Arthur Mounteney (2 episodes)
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John Phillips as Reggie Collingwood (2 episodes)
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Alan MacNaughtan
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as Winslow (2 episodes)
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Michael Cochrane as Sammikins (2 episodes)
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Peter Copley
Peter Copley (20 May 1915 – 7 October 2008) was an English television, film and stage actor.
Biography
Copley was born in Bushey, Hertfordshire, son of the printmakers, John Copley and Ethel Gabain.
After changing his mind about joining ...
as Despard-Smith (2 episodes)
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Tom Chadbon
Tom Chadbon (born 27 February 1946, in Luton) is an English actor who has spent much of his career appearing on British television. Although principally a character actor, he has occasionally had leading or recurring roles.
Chadbon starred in a ...
as Sir Douglas Osbaldiston (2 episodes)
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Michael Troughton
Michael Troughton (born 2 March 1955) is an English actor, teacher and writer. He is best known for his television roles including Melish in ''Minder'' and Sir Piers Fletcher-Dervish in ''The New Statesman''. He is the son of actor Patrick Tro ...
as Jack Cotery (2 episodes)
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Gillian Bailey
Gillian Bailey (born 14 June 1955 in Wimbledon, London), also known as Gilli Bush-Bailey, is a British academic and former actress.
She was a child actress and appeared as Billie in '' Here Come the Double Deckers'' (1970–71). Other roles inc ...
as Olive Calvert (2 episodes)
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Jeffry Wickham
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as Chrystal (2 episodes)
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Andrew Cruickshank as M.H.L. Gay (1 episode)
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Terence Alexander
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as R.S.Robinson (1 episode)
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Cyril Luckham
Cyril Alexander Garland Luckham (25 July 1907 – 8 February 1989) was an English film, television and theatre actor. He was the husband of stage and screen actress Violet Lamb.
Career
The son of a paymaster captain in the Royal Navy, Cyril Lu ...
as Eustace Pilbrow (1 episode)
Critical reception
In a 1985 review in ''
The New York Times
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'', John J. O'Connor praised only the episode based on the novel ''
The Masters
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'' and called the series a "dud" and summarized; "the series as a whole—or at least its first half—fails to ignite with compelling characters and incidents. The themes are big, the issues are important, but ''Strangers and Brothers'' is a monumental disappointment."
References
Bibliography
*Ellen Baskin. ''Serials on British Television, 1950-1994''. Scolar Press, 1996.
External links
* {{IMDb title, 0088186
BBC television dramas
1984 British television series debuts
1984 British television series endings
English-language television shows
Television shows based on British novels