| Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years | |
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| Genre | Drama |
| Written by | Ferdinand Fairfax, William Humble |
| Directed by | Ferdinand Fairfax |
| Starring | Robert Hardy Siân Phillips Nigel Havers Tim Pigott-Smith Eric Porter |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Mark Shivas |
| Producer | Richard Broke |
| Production company | Southern Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV |
| Release | 6 September – 25 October 1981 |
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Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years is an eight-part 1981 drama serial based on Winston Churchill's years in enforced exile from political position during the 1920s and 1930s. It was made by Southern Television on a budget of £3¼ million and originally broadcast on ITV on Sunday nights at 10 pm.[1] It was written and directed by Ferdinand Fairfax, with historian Martin Gilbert as co-writer. Churchill was played by Robert Hardy, who earned a BAFTA nomination for Best Actor and went on to play him in several other productions.
- ^ 'Pick of the week's television', The Times (London, 4 Sept. 1981), xii.