TV series
Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years
1981, English.
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.
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 8
- Episode length
- 60 min
- Status
- Ended in 1981
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Latest episode
S1 E8: What Price Churchill?
Aired 25 October 1981
Seasons 1
Cast & crew
- Robert HardyWinston Churchill · 8 ep
- Eric PorterNeville Chamberlain · 8 ep
- Peter BarkworthStanley Baldwin · 8 ep
- Nigel HaversRandolph Churchill · 8 ep
- Siân PhillipsClementine Churchill · 8 ep
- Edward WoodwardSir Samuel Hoare · 8 ep
- Tim Pigott-SmithBrendan Bracken · 8 ep
- Sherrie HewsonMrs. Pearman (uncredited) · 6 ep
- David SwiftProfessor Lindemann · 5 ep
- Robert JamesRamsay Macdonald (uncredited) · 5 ep
- Paul FreemanCast · 3 ep
- David QuilterWing-Commander Torr Anderson · 3 ep
Details
- First aired
- 6 September 1981
- Last aired
- 25 October 1981
- Language
- English
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Type
- Scripted
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Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years has 1 season and 8 episodes, about 60 minutes each.
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