The First Churchills

1969· Drama

The First Churchills is a 1969 twelve-part BBC television serial starring John Neville as John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, and Susan Hampshire as his wife, Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough. Written and produced by Donald Wilson, and directed by David Giles, the series is notable as being the first programme shown on PBS's long-running Masterpiece series in the United States.

1969-09-27

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ProducerChristopher Sarson

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Details

First aired1969-09-27

StatusEnded

StudiosBBC

LanguagesEnglish

CountriesUnited Kingdom

Rating6.8/10 · 4 votes

Original languageen

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