MASTERPIECE THEATRE: THE FIRST CHURCHILLS {PART 10 OF 12}: A FAMOUS VICTORY (TV)
Summary
One in this ongoing series of dramas presented under the title "Masterpiece Theatre," hosted by Alistair Cooke. Part ten 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: March 14, 1971 Sunday 9:00 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 0:44:41
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T86:1208
- GENRE: Drama
- SUBJECT HEADING: Drama
- SERIES RUN: PBS - TV series, 1971-
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
CREDITS
- Donald Wilson … Producer, Writer
- David Giles … Director
- Alistair Cooke … Host
- Marcus Dods … Music by
- John Neville … Cast, Duke of Malborough
- Susan Hampshire … Cast, Duchess of Marlborough
- Margaret Tyzack … Cast, Queen Anne
- John Standing … Cast, Sidney Godolphin
- Richard Pearson … Cast, Robert Harley
- Michael Attwell … Cast, Henry St. John
- Jill Balcon … Cast, Abigail Hill
- Polly Adams … Cast, Henrietta Godolphin
- Roger Mutton … Cast, George of Denmark
- Michael Culver … Cast, Charles Churchill
- John Ringham … Cast, Rochester
- Job Stewart … Cast, Shrewsbury
- Robert Robinson … Cast, Louis XIV
- Roger Hammond … Cast, D'Avaux
- Freddie Wilson … Cast, James Stuart
- Yvonne Antrobus … Cast, Anne Spencer
- Robert Mill … Cast, Charles Spencer
- Richard Warwick … Cast, Francis Godolphin
- William Job … Cast, Cardonnel
- Bernard Taylor … Cast, Cadogan
- Francis Wallis … Cast, Johnnie Churchill
- David King … Cast, Heinsius
- Kenneth Ives … Cast, Wratislaw
- John Saunders … Cast, Prince Eugene
- Edward Dentith … Cast, Tallard
- Guy Standeven … Cast, Elector of Bavaria
- Brian Harrison … Cast, Denonville
- John Lynch … Cast, Colonel Parke
- Donald Sumpter … Cast, Lord Cutts
- Robert Davis … Cast, Lord Orkney
- Clive Cazes … Cast, Margrave of Baden
- Brian Justice … Cast, Prince Leopold
- Derek Ware … Cast, Austrian Officer
- Michael Horsbrugh … Cast, Civilian Spy
- Derek Martin … Cast, Sergeant
- Bill Horrigan … Cast, Soldier
- Max Faulkner … Cast, Bavarian Colonel
- Roy Street … Cast, 1st French Officer
- Valentino Mussetti … Cast, 2nd French Officer