Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The series focuses on the decade from 1929 to 1939 during which Winston Churchill was out of power and out of favor. During that time he attempted to make his colleagues and countrymen aware of the Nazi threat to Britain. He comes up against much resistance from fellow politicians Stanley Baldwin, Samuel Hoare and the appeasement polices of Neville Chamberlain. He faces problems not only in politics but at home as well.

Series details

• Title: Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, History
• Premiere date: 1981-09-06
• Final broadcast date listed: 1981-10-25
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 36062
• IMDb ID: tt0081963
• TVDB ID: 266521

Cast and credited roles

• Robert Hardy — Winston Churchill
• Siân Phillips — Clementine Churchill
• Nigel Havers — Randolph Churchill
• Peter Barkworth — Stanley Baldwin
• Eric Porter — Neville Chamberlain

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1981-09-06; final listed air date 1981-10-25; episode order: 8.

Source and licence

Adapted from Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years 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.