MASTERPIECE THEATRE: THE FIRST CHURCHILLS {PART 1 OF 12}: THE CHASTE NYMPH {SERIES PREMIERE} (TV)
Summary
Premiere of this ongoing series of dramas presented under the title "Masterpiece Theatre," hosted by Alistair Cooke. Part one of twelve in this historical drama that portrays the lives of John and Sarah Churchill -- the first Duke and Duchess of Marlborough and ancestors of Sir Winston Churchill. John, said to be the greatest general of his time, serves four monarchs: Charles II, James II, William of Orange, and Queen Anne, while Sarah, a witty lady-in-waiting to Anne, remains her husband's invaluable ally. This drama, Masterpiece Theatre's first television presentation, chronicles both the history of Restoration England and the Churchill family's career at court, which culminates with the British victory over the French at the Battle of Blenheim in 1704.
Details
- NETWORK: PBS
- DATE: January 10, 1971 Sunday 9:00 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 0:48:23
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T86:1199
- GENRE: Drama
- SUBJECT HEADING: Drama
- SERIES RUN: PBS - TV series, 1971-
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
CREDITS
- Donald Wilson … Producer, Writer
- David Giles … Director
- Geraldine Stephenson … Choreographer
- Alistair Cooke … Host
- Susan Hampshire … Cast, Sarah Churchill
- John Neville … Cast, John Churchill
- James Villiers … Cast, Charles II
- John Standing … Cast, Sidney Godolphin
- Moira Redmond … Cast, Duchess of Cleveland
- John Westbrook … Cast, James, Duke of York
- James Kerry … Cast, Duke of Monmouth
- John Ringham … Cast, Laurence Hyde
- Sheila Gish … Cast, Duchess of York
- Kay Patrick … Cast, Henrietta Wentworth
- Holly Wilson … Cast, Margaret Blagge
- Graham Armitage … Cast, Earl of Rochester
- Michael Lynch … Cast, D'Artagnan
- Robert Robinson … Cast, Louis XIV
- Raymond Hardy … Cast, De Villars
- Barry Wade … Cast, Chiffinch
- Consuela Chapman … Cast, Duchess of Portsmouth
- Avril Sheridan … Cast, Lady Mary Mordaunt
- Cynthia Etherington … Cast, Betty
- Jenny McCracken … Cast, Meg
- Verina Greenlaw … Cast, Princess Mary
- Lesley Roach … Cast, Princess Anne