My Brother Jonathan (TV series)

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.[1] 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.

My Brother Jonathan
GenreDrama
Based onMy Brother Jonathan
by Francis Brett Young
Written byJames Andrew Hall
Directed byAnthony Garner
StarringDaniel Day-Lewis
ComposerStanley Myers
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes5
Production
Running time50 minutes
Production companyBBC
Original release
NetworkBBC Two
Release12 August (1985-08-12) –
9 September 1985 (1985-09-09)

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References

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  1. ^ Baskin p.288

Bibliography

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  • Ellen Baskin. Serials on British Television, 1950-1994. Scolar Press, 1996.
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