MASTERPIECE THEATRE: THE FIRST CHURCHILLS {PART 7 OF 12}: TRIAL OF STRENGTH (TV)
Summary
One in this ongoing series of dramas presented under the title "Masterpiece Theatre," hosted by Alistair Cooke. Part seven 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: February 21, 1971 9:00 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 0:43:12
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T86:1205
- 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, John Churchill
- Susan Hampshire … Cast, Sarah Churchill
- Margaret Tyzack … Cast, Princess Anne
- John Standing … Cast, Sidney Godolphin
- Alan Rowe … Cast, William III
- Lisa Daniely … Cast, Princess Mary
- Roger Mutton … Cast, George of Denmark
- Michael Culver … Cast, Charles Churchill
- Arthur Pentelow … Cast, Carmarthen
- Austin Trevor … Cast, Halifax
- Pamela Ann Davy … Cast, Lady Fitzharding
- Job Stewart … Cast, Shrewsbury
- John Humphry … Cast, Sunderland
- Kevin Stoney … Cast, Archbishop Sancroft
- Robert Robinson … Cast, Louis XIV
- David March … Cast, Barillon
- Roger Booth … Cast, Bentinck
- John White … Cast, Colonel Bulkeley
- John Tordoff … Cast, Becket
- Glenn Williams … Cast, Clerk to the Lords