Churchill's People

Churchill's People

1974 · 1 season · 26 eps · ★ 5.0 · Drama, War & Politics

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Churchill's People is a British anthology series based on A History of the English-Speaking Peoples, Winston Churchill's four-volume history of Britain and its former colonies. 26 episodes were produced by the BBC and initially broadcast from 30 December 1974 to 23 June 1975.

Created by Gerald Savory, Brian Rawlinson

Network: BBC One

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Geoffrey Matthews Ealdred, Archbishop of York
Mark Donaldson William, Duke of Normandy
Daniel Brian Wilfred
Doug Wootton Minstrel
Alfred Lynch King James I
Geoffrey Beevers (voice)
Bernard Hepton Oliver Cromwell
Jeremy Kemp Lucius
Bernard Archard Felix
Frederick Jaeger Caradoc
Christopher Reich Cynhafal
William Marlowe Adhmin

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