Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years

Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years (1981)

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.

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

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Seasons

  • Season 1

    8 Episodes

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Cast

  • Robert Hardy

    Winston Churchill

  • Eric Porter

    Neville Chamberlain

  • Peter Barkworth

    Stanley Baldwin

  • Nigel Havers

    Randolph Churchill

  • Siân Phillips

    Clementine Churchill

  • Edward Woodward

    Sir Samuel Hoare

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