The First Churchills

Drama

1969

1 Season

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September 27, 1969 - December 13, 1969Season 1 of The First Churchills has 12 episodes.

Season 1 Episodes

S1 E1: The Chaste Nymph

Sep 27, 196950 min

At the court of Charles II, young John Churchill advances his career by serving the king’s bastard son, Monmouth, in the field of battle, and by bedding the king’s mistress, the Duchess of Cleveland. Young Sarah Jennings is also advancing at court, by befriending the king’s sister-in-law, the Duchess of York, and teaching the York princesses, Mary and Anne, the art of gambling. At a court masque, the two meet, and sparks fly.

Series info

The First Churchills is a 1969 twelve-part BBC television serial starring John Neville as John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, and Susan Hampshire as his wife, Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough. Written and produced by Donald Wilson, and directed by David Giles, the series is notable as being the first programme shown on PBS's long-running Masterpiece series in the United States.

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IMDB: 8.1TMDB: 6.3

Original Language

English

Creator

Donald Wilson

Release Date

September 27, 1969

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