Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years Down and Out (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV Episode | Biography, Drama, History

Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years

Down and Out (Season 1, Episode 1)

TV Episode | Biography, Drama, History

When the Tories lose their majority in Parliament, Winston loses his spot in the cabinet. Deciding to take the opportunity to feather his nest he goes to America on a speaking tour and invests the proceeds in a a pre-crash stock market.

Director

Ferdinand Fairfax

Producer

Richard Broke

Composer

Carl Davis

Cinematographer

Norman G. Langley (as Norman Langley)

Editor

Lesley Walker

Casting Director

Esta Charkham

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Edit Released

Updated Sep 6, 1981

Release date

Sep 6, 1981 (United Kingdom)

Awards

Series awards

1 win & 8 nominations

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28 cast members

Name	Known for
Robert Hardy Winston Churchill Winston Churchill See fewer	Sense and Sensibility (1995)
Siân Phillips Clementine Churchill Clementine Churchill See fewer	Dune (1984)
Nigel Havers Randolph Churchill Randolph Churchill See fewer	Chariots of Fire (1981)
Chloe Salaman Sarah Churchill Sarah Churchill See fewer	Dragonslayer (1981)
Tamsin Murray-Leach Mary Churchill - as a Child Mary Churchill - as a Child See fewer	Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years (1981)
David Swift Professor Lindemann Professor Lindemann See fewer	The Day of the Jackal (1973)
Tim Pigott-Smith Brendan Bracken Brendan Bracken See fewer	V for Vendetta (2005)
Peter Barkworth Stanley Baldwin Stanley Baldwin See fewer	Where Eagles Dare (1968)
Eric Porter Neville Chamberlain Neville Chamberlain See fewer	The Day of the Jackal (1973)
Edward Woodward Sir Samuel Hoare Sir Samuel Hoare See fewer	The Wicker Man (1973)
Robert James Ramsay Macdonald Ramsay Macdonald See fewer	Blake's 7 (1978)
David Markham Duke of Marlborough Duke of Marlborough See fewer	Tess (1979)
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