My Brother Jonathan - Season 1

My Brother Jonathan - Season 1

Season 1

My Brother Jonathan is a 1985 BBC five part mini-series that relates the story of an idealistic doctor, Jonathan Dakkers, in the coal country of England during the period around WW1 and a love triangle.
Network
Episodes5
DatesAug. 12, 1985 - Sept. 9, 1985

Episodes

Part 1
Season 1Episode 150 min

Part 1

1908: After dealing with a fatal accident, Dr Jonathan Dakers makes a traumatic journey which conjures up memories of his eccentric parents, his spoilt brother Harold, and his first meeting with Edie-one of the two women with whom he will fall in love. He also discovers the truth about his father's secret life.

Aug. 12, 1985
Part 2
Season 1Episode 250 min

Part 2

After the death of Eugene Dakers and the discovery of the family's precarious financial position, Jonathan is offered an unexpected loan. He buys a partnership as a GP in Wednesford where he meets the beautiful and enigmatic Rachel.

Aug. 19, 1985
Part 3
Season 1Episode 350 min

Part 3

Edie tells Jonathan that she has been meeting Harold and that she is leaving to study in Germany.

Helped by Rachel, Jonathan saves the life of a child but is then forced to stand trial before the Medical Committee. He finds an ally in Rachel's friend, John Morse - and he needs all the help he can get, as the Committee is headed by Dr Craig!

Aug. 26, 1985
Part 4
Season 1Episode 450 min

Part 4

1914. War fever grips Wednesford. Jonathan is rejected by the army but Harold is soon commissioned. Edie is trapped in Germany. As Jonathan becomes aware of his feelings for Rachel his world is suddenly shattered.

Sept. 2, 1985
Part 5
Season 1Episode 550 min

Part 5

1918. Mrs Dakers refuses to believe that Harold has been killed in action. Jonathan is faced with a cruel dilemma when Edie reveals a secret which threatens Rachel's love for him.

Sept. 9, 1985

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