Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years

Sep 06, 1981 1h 0m GB

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Documentary

Seasons and episodes

Season 1 : Season 1

Sep 06, 1981

Synopsis

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.

Title	Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years
First Air Date	Sep 06, 1981
Last Air Date	Oct 25, 1981
Episodes	8
Seasons	1
Companies
Keywords	exile, british history, 1920s, 1930s