Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years

– Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years is an 8-part 1981 drama serial based on the life of Winston ..

Type:
TVSeries
Rating:
8.60 / 10
Duration:
One Hour
Release Year:
1981
Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years (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.

Story Timeline:
Producing Country:
UK
Release Date:

16 Jan 1983

Language:

English

Main Actors:

Robert Hardy, Siân Phillips, Nigel Havers, Tim Pigott-Smith

Plot:

The story of Winston Churchill's life between 1929, when he lost his cabinet position, and 1939, when he joined Great Britain's War Cabinet - a period he described as the most difficult in his life.

Awards:

1 win & 8 nominations.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
8.8/10