The First Churchills: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The First Churchills was a mini-series about the life of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough and his wife, Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough. The miniseries presents the lives of John and Sarah Churchill from their meeting in 1673 until a time shortly before the first duke's death in 1722, and shows, along the way, much of the context of English politics at the same time.

Series details

• Title: The First Churchills
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, History
• Premiere date: 1969-09-27
• Final broadcast date listed: 1969-12-13
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC Two
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 50 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 36381
• IMDb ID: tt0065292
• TVDB ID: 153011

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1969-09-27; final listed air date 1969-12-13; episode order: 12.

Source and licence

Adapted from The First Churchills on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.