Oh, Brother!

For other uses, see Oh, Brother! (disambiguation).

Oh Brother!
Genre	Comedy
Written by	David Climie Austin Steele
Starring	Derek Nimmo Felix Aylmer Derek Francis
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Language(s)	English
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	19 (List of episodes)
Production
Running time	30 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	BBC
Original run	13 September 1968 – 27 February 1970

Oh, Brother! was a British situation comedy show on BBC television starring Derek Nimmo, which was broadcast between 1968 and 1970.

The series was set in a monastery, with Nimmo cast as the well-meaning but inept novice Brother Dominic. It was in some ways 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. It 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. Some considered that the comic potential in a monastery was rather limited, although it did benefit from a cast which included some experienced actors: Nimmo himself, Felix Aylmer as Father Abbot, and John Grieve (who was only in the first series).

Oh, Brother! was followed by a sequel Oh, Father! in 1973, with the same writers, where Dominic left the monastery and became a Roman Catholic priest. This was not a success and only lasted a single series of seven episodes.

Episodes

Series 1 (1968)

• The Voice Of The Turtle (13 Sep 68)
• A House Of Merchandise (20 Sep 68)
• My Brother's Keeper (27 Sep 68)
• The Sins Of The Father (4 Oct 68)
• The Root Of All Evil (11 Oct 68)
• Treasures On Earth (18 Oct 68)

Series 2 (1969)

• A Goodly Inheritance (11 Apr 69)
• Thine House In Order (18 Apr 69)
• A Mother In Israel (25 Apr 69)
• Behold This Dreamer (2 May 69)
• An Uncertain Sound (9 May 69)
• In The Beginning (16 May 69)

Series 3 (1970)

• A Still, Small Voice (16 Jan 70)
• By The Fleshpots (23 Jan 70)
• The Laughter Of A Fool (30 Jan 70)
• A Fool Returneth (6 Feb 70)
• The Hands Of Esau (13 Feb 70)
• A Stone Of Stumbling (20 Feb 70)
• The Fullness Of His Days (27 Feb 70)

Surviving episodes

Series No'	Ep No'	Title	Broadcast	Notes
Series 1	Episode 1	The Voice Of The Turtle	13/9/68
Series 3	Episode 1	A Still Small Voice	16/1/70
Series 3	Episode 2	By The Fleshpots	23/1/70
Series 3	Episode 3	The Laughter Of A Fool	30/1/70
Series 3	Episode 4	A Fool Returneth	6/2/70
Series 3	Episode 5	The Hands Of Esau	13/2/70
Series 3	Episode 6	A Stone For Stumbling	20/2/70
Series 3	Episode 7	The Fullness Of His Days	27/2/70

DVD release

A Region 2 DVD was released in 2004.

External links

• Oh, Brother! at the Internet Movie Database
• Oh, Brother! at the British Comedy Guide
• Oh, Father! at the Internet Movie Database
• Oh, Father! at the British Comedy Guide