Chronicles the lives of brothers Jonathan and Harold Dakers, in the Black Country, focusing on their close bond and the challenges they face, particularly during World War I.
S1E1 · 1985-08-12 · 50m
After Jonathan Dakers learns of the death of his father, he reminisces about his childhood.
S1E2 · 1985-08-19 · 50m
Due to financial constraints resulting from his father's death, Jonathan is unable to continue his training to be a surgeon, and Harold quits Cambridge for medical school.
S1E3 · 1985-08-26 · 50m
Jonathan performs a life-saving tracheotomy on a young girl with Diphtheria.
S1E4 · 1985-09-02 · 50m
Summer 1914: With World War I on the horizon, Harold enlists as a Captain and is posted to the Dardanelles. Though eager to serve, Jonathan is exempt. Morse confides that he has repeatedly proposed to Rachel but been turned down; he claims she is in love with Jonathan.
S1E5 · 1985-09-09 · 50m
Jonathan and Edie wed after World War II breaks out. Mrs Dakers refuses to believe that Harold has been killed in action.
Daniel Day-Lewis
Jonathan Dakers
Benedict Taylor
Harold Dakers
Helen Ryan
Lavinia Dakers
Caroline Bliss
Edie Martyn
