Teach You a Lesson
2026 · Action & adventure · Drama
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TV series / 2000
A Dinner of Herbs
Episode directors
Alan Grint
After taking his young son Roddy to a remote Northumberland village, Peter Greenbank meets a violent death, leaving the boy alone with no family to speak of. Roddy is adopted and raised by Kate Makepeace, a good friend of his father’s, and develops a close friendship with Hal and Mary Ellen. But their sibling bond is put to the test as they mature. The hidden secrets of the past are painfully unearthed as their lives …
The story
After taking his young son Roddy to a remote Northumberland village, Peter Greenbank meets a violent death, leaving the boy alone with no family to speak of. Roddy is adopted and raised by Kate Makepeace, a good friend of his father’s, and develops a close friendship with Hal and Mary Ellen. But their sibling bond is put to the test as they mature. The hidden secrets of the past are painfully unearthed as their lives are intertwined by a tragic destiny.
The seasons
Season 1
Miniseries
Season details
After taking his young son Roddy to a remote Northumberland village, Peter Greenbank meets a violent death, leaving the boy alone with no family to speak of. Roddy is adopted and raised by Kate Makepeace, a good friend of his father’s, and develops a close friendship with Hal and Mary Ellen. But their sibling bond is put to the test as they mature. The hidden secrets of the past are painfully unearthed as their lives are intertwined by a tragic destiny.
Cast
Jonathan KerriganRoddy Greenbank
Tom Goodman-HillHal Roystan
Melanie Clark PullenMary Ellen Lee
Billie WhitelawKate Makepeace
Tim HealyMr Mulcaster
Mike MilliganTerry
Ivan KayeDan Bannaman
Hilary WhitehallRosalie Bannaman
Steve RamsdenBill Lee
Michael JaystonJustice Craig
Michael Glenn MurphyPat Feeler
Ralph WatsonDr Brunton
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Kate MagowanMartha Bannaman
John CastleAlfred Cottle
Arkie WhiteleyMadeleine Cottle
Donna AirMaggie Roystan
Sebastian DunnCharles Bentley
Phil K. MatthewsGabriel Roystan
Darren MorfittJohn Roystan
Debra StephensonKate Roystan
Joseph MayBen Hamilton
Judi EarlAnnie
Bill FellowsPeter Greenbank
Daniel ApplebyYoung Roddy
Colin MacLachlanMr Davison
Barbara PeirsonMrs Davison
Daniel James LakeLennie Davison
Christopher GouldingBentley
Rupert FrazerOlder Roddy
Heather ChapmanMarie Watford
Grace StilgroveEva Watford
Sonny RooneyYoung Ben
Anthony HigginsonVicar
Michael WardleMr Baker
David ThrelfallOlder Hal
Jane ArdenOlder Mary Ellen
Anna MadeleyFlorrie Roystan
Jonathan SpencerGabriel Roystan
Elaine ClaxtonJane Lee
Kieron HallYoung Hal
Laura ChalderYoung Mary Ellen
Janine CannellYoung Martha
Alan BirdAbel Hamilton
Chris WilsonJackie Allison
Su ElliotBella
Seymour MatthewsMr McPherson
John WinterMr Parker
Stuart HollandPrison Warden
Gary CatlinPrison Officer
Adam GibbsJames Bannaman
Paul HamiltonJimmy Regan
Pete MorrisonLandlord
Belinda ChapmanJane Stubbs
Art DavieWill Johnson
Pauline MoriartyMrs Patterson
John JeffersonJoe Smith
Brendan P. HealyTinker
Allistair WyndhamBrett
Tony HodgeAgent
Giuliano NeriNick
Malcolm TomlinsonDr Stanton
Jonathan SimsAndrew Boulton
David Thomas SummersideSearcher
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