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Release Year1981
Runtime1 Season
LanguageEN
CertificationNR
GenresDocumentary
Votes4
Director—
WritersFerdinand Fairfax
TypeWeb Series
Rating6.3 out of 10
Cast6 credited
Also Known AsWinston Churchill: The Wilderness Years
About Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years
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.
Directed by —, Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years leans on a strong ensemble — Robert Hardy, Eric Porter, Peter Barkworth — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The series landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about documentary titles of 1981.
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