My Brother Jonathan (TV series)
| My Brother Jonathan | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama |
| Based on | My Brother Jonathan by Francis Brett Young |
| Written by | James Andrew Hall |
| Directed by | Anthony Garner |
| Starring | Daniel Day-Lewis |
| Composer | Stanley Myers |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 5 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 50 minutes |
| Production company | BBC |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC Two |
| Release | 12 August – 9 September 1985 |
My Brother Jonathan is a British television drama series which first aired on BBC 2 in five episodes between 12 August and 9 September 1985. It is based on the 1928 novel of the same name by Francis Brett Young, which had previously been made into a 1948 film My Brother Jonathan. Jonathan Dakers is an idealistic young doctor in a coal mining area of Northern England around the time of the First World War.