La saison 1 de Never the Twain a été diffusée sur ITV1 du lundi 7 septembre 1981 au lundi 19 octobre 1981. Elle comporte 6 épisodes, le premier s'intitule "Families at War" et le dernier "Father of the Groom".
Simon Peel and Oliver Smallbridge contest a bitter rivalry in all that they do. Not only are they next-door neighbours, they are also rivals in the antiques market (formerly business partners, they are now pursuing trade individually). Typifying his character, Peel believes that he deals in the best end of the business, Smallbridge the tatty end.