Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years

Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years (1981)


  • Genre: Documentary
  • First Air Date: 1981-09-06
  • Last Air Date: 1981-10-25
  • Total Seasons: 1
  • Total Episodes: 8
  • Status: Ended
  • Episode Runtime: 60 min.
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Summary

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.

  • Keywords: exile, british history, 1920s, 1930s
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    Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years Seasons

    Season 1

    First Air Date: 1981-09-06
    8 Episodes

    Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years Episodes

    Title Air Date Duration
    Season 1Episode 1Down and Out60 min
    Season 1Episode 2Politics Are Foul60 min
    Season 1Episode 3In High Places60 min
    Season 1Episode 4A Menace in the House60 min
    Season 1Episode 5The Flying Peril60 min
    Season 1Episode 6His Own Funeral60 min
    Season 1Episode 7The Long Tide of Surrender60 min
    Season 1Episode 8What Price Churchill?60 min
    • Robert Hardy

      as Winston Churchill
    • Eric Porter

      as
    • Tim Pigott-Smith

      as
    • Peter Barkworth

      as
    • Nigel Havers

      as
    Production Mark Shivas Producer
    Writing Ferdinand Fairfax Writer
    Production Richard Broke Producer

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