Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years

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Documentary·1981·1 Seasons

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.

Starring: Robert Hardy,Eric Porter,Peter Barkworth,Nigel Havers

Episodes

Season 1
Down and Out

S01 | E01

Down and Out

1981-09-06

Politics are Foul

S01 | E02

Politics are Foul

1981-09-13

In High Places

S01 | E03

In High Places

1981-09-20

A Menace in the House

S01 | E04

A Menace in the House

1981-09-27

The Flying Peril

S01 | E05

The Flying Peril

1981-10-04

His Own Funeral

S01 | E06

His Own Funeral

1981-10-11

The Long Tide of Surrender

S01 | E07

The Long Tide of Surrender

1981-10-18

What Price Churchill?

S01 | E08

What Price Churchill?

1981-10-25

Cast

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

Details

First Aired
1981-09-06
Last Aired
1981-10-25
Status
Ended
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Production
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