About Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years
- Released on September 06, 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.
Main Cast of Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years
Robert Hardy plays Winston Churchill (8 episodes)
Eric Porter
Tim Pigott-Smith
Peter Barkworth
Nigel Havers
Secondary Cast of Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years
Phil Brown
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Edward Woodward
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Robert James
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Frank Middlemass
Jeremy Child
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Patricia Hodge
Lynda La Plante
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