The First Churchills (1969)

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.

The First Churchills

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Seasons

Season 1

Miniseries

Episodes season 1

  • 1x1

    The chaste nymph

  • 1x2

    Bridals

  • 1x3

    Plot counter-plot

  • 1x4

    The lion and the unicorn

  • 1x5

    Rebellion

  • 1x6

    The protestant wind

  • 1x7

    Trial of strength

  • 1x8

    The queens command

  • 1x9

    Reconciliation

  • 1x10

    A famous victory

  • 1x11

    Breaking the circle

  • 1x12

    Not without honour

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