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6.9/10 TV Country of origin United Kingdom No. of series 3 Final episode date 27 February 1970 Number of episodes 19 | 7.2/10 IMDb Genre Comedy Original language(s) English First episode date 13 September 1968 Number of seasons 3 Networks BBC, BBC One | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Written by David Climie
Austin Steele Starring Derek Nimmo
Felix Aylmer
Derek Francis Cast Derek Nimmo, Felix Aylmer, Derek Francis, Colin Gordon, Edward Malin Similar All Gas and Gaiters, Kiss Me Kate, The World of Wooster, Wodehouse Playhouse, Comedy Playhouse | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Oh, Brother! is a British situation comedy show on BBC television starring Derek Nimmo, which was broadcast between 1968 and 1970.
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Synopsis
The series was set in a monastery, with Nimmo cast as the well-meaning but inept novice Brother Dominic. It was basically a successor to All Gas and Gaiters, where Nimmo had played a very similar role, the main difference being that Brother Dominic was working-class, whereas Nimmo's previous character, Rev. Mervyn Noote, had been upper-class.
Reception
Oh, Brother! was not quite as successful or as affectionately remembered as the earlier programme, although it did last three series containing 19 episodes, only eight of which exist in the BBC archives. The comic potential in a monastery may have been rather limited, although it did benefit from a cast which included some experienced actors, particularly Nimmo himself and Felix Aylmer as Father Prior.
Series 1 (1968)
Series 2 (1969)
Series 3 (1970)
DVD release
A Region 2 DVD was released in 2004.
Sequel series
Oh, Brother! was followed by a sequel Oh, Father! in 1973, also starring Nimmo and with the same writers. In this series, Dominic left the monastery and became a Roman Catholic priest. It had a supporting cast of Laurence Naismith, Pearl Hackney and David Kelly. This was not a success and only lasted a single series of seven episodes.