Season 1
August 12, 1985
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.
5 Episodes
Episodes
Part 1
August 12, 1985
After Jonathan Dakers learns of the death of his father, he reminisces about his childhood.
Part 2
August 19, 1985
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.
Part 3
August 26, 1985
Jonathan performs a life-saving tracheotomy on a young girl with Diphtheria.
Part 4
September 2, 1985
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.
Part 5
September 9, 1985
Jonathan and Edie wed after World War II breaks out. Mrs Dakers refuses to believe that Harold has been killed in action.