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TV series · 1969

The First Churchills

First aired 27 September 1969 Drama TMDB ↗

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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John Standing
as Sidney Godolphin
35
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John Neville
as John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough
44
John Ringham
as Laurence Hyde, Lord Rochester
41
Margaret Tyzack
as Princess Anne
38
Susan Hampshire
as Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough
32
Robert Robinson
as Louis XIV
Unknown
Roger Mutton
as George of Denmark
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