Oh, Brother! success and only lasted a single series of seven episodes. Oh, Brother! Oh, Brother! is 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 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. "Oh, Brother!" was not quite as successful or as affectionately remembered as
Mervyn Cumming Mervyn Cumming Mervyn Cumming is a British television director. He has directed multiple episodes of the soap operas "Coronation Street"., "Emmerdale" and "EastEnders". He also directed "Brookside", "Family Affairs", and both versions of "Crossroads". In 2001, he was nominated for a BAFTA Award for his work on "Byker Grove". Recent directing work includes the feature film "Tanner"., which was nominated for several awards at film festivals worldwide. He directed the documentary "Dad's Army & Beyond", about the life and career of Frank Williams, which premiered at the BFI's National Film Theatre as part of the 40th anniversary of "Dad's Army"