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About Strangers and Brothers

Strangers and Brothers is a drama and war & politics TV series that premiered on BBC Two on January 11, 1984. It has 1 season and 13 episodes so far and has ended. The latest episode, Season 1 Episode 13, aired on April 4, 1984.

As World War II looms in Europe, an ambitious young English lawyer embarks on his tempestuous career, and even stormier romantic life. Based on the novel series of the same name by C.P. Snow.

  • Drama
  • War & Politics

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Episodes

13 episodes · 1 season

Season 1

1984 · 13 episodes · Last episode: 42 years ago

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  1. E13

    13. Episode 13

    Finale
  2. E12

    12. Episode 12

  3. E11

    11. Episode 11

  4. E10

    10. Episode 10

  5. E9

    9. Episode 9

  6. E8

    8. Episode 8

    It's spring 1944 and the atomic project continues but the team has been unable to generate a controlled chain reaction. They struggled through and finally achieve success but it will be months before they generate sufficient plutonium to make a bomb.

  7. E7

    7. Episode 7

    It's now the winter of 1941 and Lewis Eliot is among a group that establishes Mr. Toad, the British Atomic Energy Establishment. Lewis' role is primarily to recruit the atomic scientists they will need. His brother Martin Eliot is one of the scientists who would like to get in on the project.

  8. E6

    6. Episode 6

    In the Spring of 1939, Lewis Eliot is working in Whitehall as headhunter recruiting academics into government. War is in the air and government is preparing for the worse. While visiting Roy Calvert, his young friend admits that his marriage to Joan has come to an end. Lewis visits Roy in Berlin where he gets his first taste of Nazism.

  9. E5

    5. Episode 5

    At Cambridge in 1937 the Master, Vernon Joyce is seriously ill but no one has told him as such. The faculty begin debating who his replacement should be. Jago has some support and Lewis Eliot is sent to test him out and determine if he would be a candidate.

  10. E4

    4. Episode 4

    For Lewis Eliot, life with Sheila is difficult and rumors have it that she has left him because she prefers women. She decides to try her hand at writing at the encouragement of publisher R. S. Sullivan but it leads to yet more disappointment. Lewis and Leonard March are called called into the Foreign Ministry.

  11. E3

    3. Episode 3

    It's 1935 and Lewis Eliot has been at Cambridge for a number of years. He has persevered with his difficult marriage to Sheila who lives in London where Lewis also works occasionally as a legal consultant. He's called into the Foreign Ministry where he's told of suspicions that his old employer, H.G.is suspected to has taken advantage of insider information to profit on a recently issued government contract.

  12. E2

    2. Episode 2

    Back in London after a false medical scare, Lewis Eliot is ready to celebrate. He drops in on Sheila who informs him that she has fallen in love with Hugh Smith. He seems a likable enough fellow but Lewis feels it's his obligation to inform him that Sheila is mentally unbalanced, a schizoid, and that he needs to prepare himself for that if they are to marry. Hugh reconsiders which is fine with Lewis especially when Sheila agrees to marry him.

  13. E1

    1. Episode 1

    After successfully completing his law exams, Lewis Eliot becomes a pupil in the chambers of Herbert Getliffe to become a barrister. He pays for the privilege but takes his work seriously despite getting little respect. His friend Charles March uses his family's influence in getting him known among the influential classes and briefs begin to appear on his desk. He's not so fortunate in his personal life. He is very much in love with the selfish and self-centered Sheila Knight.

Cast & crew

  • Peter Sallis

    Peter Sallis

    Leonard March

  • Tom Wilkinson

    Tom Wilkinson

    George Passant

  • Tim Wylton

    Tim Wylton

    Percy Hall

  • Michael Mellinger

    Michael Mellinger

    Henriques

  • Sheila Ruskin

    Sheila Ruskin

    Sheila Eliot

  • Edward Hardwicke

    Edward Hardwicke

    Sir Hector Rose

  • Nigel Havers

    Nigel Havers

    Roy Calvert

  • Cherie Lunghi

    Cherie Lunghi

    Margaret Davidson

  • Geoffrey Chater

    Geoffrey Chater

    Thomas Bevill

  • Michael Percival

    Michael Percival

    Gilbert Cooke

  • Gawn Grainger

    Gawn Grainger

    Dr. Pearson

  • Gareth Thomas

    Gareth Thomas

    Arthur Mounteney

  • Buster Merryfield

    Buster Merryfield

    Bishop

  • Tessa Peake-Jones

    Tessa Peake-Jones

    Irene Eliot

Strangers and Brothers FAQ

Will there be new episodes of Strangers and Brothers?

Strangers and Brothers has ended, so no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on April 4, 1984.

When did the latest episode of Strangers and Brothers come out?

The most recent episode of Strangers and Brothers, Season 1 Episode 13, aired on April 4, 1984.

How many seasons of Strangers and Brothers are there?

Strangers and Brothers has 1 season with 13 episodes in total.

When did Strangers and Brothers first air?

Strangers and Brothers first aired on BBC Two on January 11, 1984.

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