CinemaOSSeries · 1981 · 1 Season

Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years

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Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years is an 8-part 1981 drama serial based on the life of Winston Churchill, and particularly his years in enforced exile from political position during the 1920s and 30s. It was written and directed by Ferdinand Fairfax and Churchill was played by Robert Hardy. Hardy's brilliant performance as Churchill won critical acclaim and a BAFTA award in 1982. He reprised the role in The Sittaford Mystery, Bomber Harris and War and Remembrance and at the 50th anniversary celebrations of the end of World War II in 1995 when he quoted a number of Churchill's wartime speeches in character.

Play
Status
Ended
Language
EN
First aired
September 6, 1981
Last aired
October 25, 1981
Seasons
1
Episodes
8

Season 1

Episodes

No episodes found for this season.

Featuring

Cast & crew

6 credited
Starring
Robert Hardy

Robert Hardy

Winston Churchill

Eric Porter

Eric Porter

Neville Chamberlain

Peter Barkworth

Peter Barkworth

Stanley Baldwin

Nigel Havers

Nigel Havers

Randolph Churchill

Siân Phillips

Siân Phillips

Clementine Churchill

Edward Woodward

Edward Woodward

Sir Samuel Hoare

Creative team
Written by
Ferdinand Fairfax
Produced by
Mark Shivas
Richard Broke

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