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Winston Churchill: The Valiant Years

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The Valiant Years was a documentary produced by ABC based on the memoirs of Winston Churchill, directed by Anthony Bushell and John Schlesinger, narrated by Gary Merrill and with extracts from the memoirs voiced by Richard Burton. It ran in the United States from 1960 to 1961, in 27 30-minute episodes and was broadcast in the UK by the BBC from February to August 1961. Its incidental music was written by Richard Rodgers, who won an Emmy for it in 1962. Scriptwriters included Victor Wolfson a dramatist and writer, Quentin Reynolds, William L. Shirer an American journalist, war correspondent and historian, and Richard Tregaskis. One of the program's London-based producers was actor Patrick Macnee, just prior to his being cast as secret agent John Steed in the long-running cult TV series The Avengers.,

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Status
Ended
Language
EN
First aired
November 27, 1960
Last aired
June 18, 1961
Seasons
1
Episodes
27
Network
ABC

Season 1

Episodes

No episodes found for this season.

Featuring

Cast & crew

3 credited
Starring
Gary Merrill

Gary Merrill

Narrator

Richard Burton

Richard Burton

Winston Churchill

Rita Webb

Rita Webb

Housemaid

Creative team
Written by
Victor Wolfson
William Templeton
Produced by
Patrick Macnee
Patrick Macnee

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