MY BROTHER JONATHAN (1985/ BBC)

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• Release Year: 1985
• Genre: Drama
• Plot: Academy Award winner Daniel Day-Lewis (Lincoln, There Will Be Blood) stars as Jonathan, the eldest of the Dakers family from England’s industrial Black Country.; ; Jonathan is ungainly and neglected by his family with his younger brother Harold is everything Jonathan is not, athletic, handsome and clever. Despite the favouritism show to Harold, the two boys build a close friendship that lasts a lifetime Buenos in tragedy.; ; Based on the Edwardian romance novel by Francis Brett Young, this 5-part mini-series is a rare early gem from the remarkable body of work by Daniel Day-Lewis.
• Cast: Daniel Day-Lewis, Benedict Taylor, Helen Ryan, Caroline Bliss, Barbara Kellerman, Michael Troughton, John Stone, Tony Doyle, Frederick Treves, Sally Watkins, T.P. McKenna, Michael Loughnan, James Cossins, Raymond Witch, Mark Kingston, John Channel-Milis, Barbara Darnley, Kate Dunn, Julian Gartside, Michael Godley, James Greene, Patrick Jordan, Ken Kitson, Jeni Ktori, Muriel Lawford, George Little, Robin MacIntyre, Celia Montague, Judy Norman, Ann Payot, Margaret Pilleau, Reg Rogers, Anthony Roye, Catherine Schell, Ken Sharrock, Bill Stewart, Kevin Stoney, John Taylor, Bill Ward, Anthony Garner, James Andrew Hall, Francis Brett Young
• Director: Anthony Garner
• Runtime: 4:07
• Company: BBC
• Media Format: Series