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Churchill's People
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The Saxon Dusk

  • Episode aired Jan 27, 1975
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John Wood in Churchill's People (1974)
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1042: Godwin, Earl of Wessex, summons Edward from out of his exile in Normandy to wear the Crown of England. But the apparent security of Godwin's Anglo-Saxan policies is disrupted by Edward... Read all1042: Godwin, Earl of Wessex, summons Edward from out of his exile in Normandy to wear the Crown of England. But the apparent security of Godwin's Anglo-Saxan policies is disrupted by Edward's partiality for a French connection.1042: Godwin, Earl of Wessex, summons Edward from out of his exile in Normandy to wear the Crown of England. But the apparent security of Godwin's Anglo-Saxan policies is disrupted by Edward's partiality for a French connection.

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    • James MacTaggart
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    • Winston Churchill
    • James MacTaggart
    • Brian Rawlinson
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    • John Wood
    • Norman Rodway
    • Dennis Waterman
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    • Director
      • James MacTaggart
    • Writers
      • Winston Churchill
      • James MacTaggart
      • Brian Rawlinson
    • Stars
      • John Wood
      • Norman Rodway
      • Dennis Waterman
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  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    John Wood
    John Wood
    • Edward the Confessor
    Norman Rodway
    Norman Rodway
    • Earl Godwin
    Dennis Waterman
    Dennis Waterman
    • King Harold II
    Robert Langdon Lloyd
    • Tostig
    • (as Robert Lloyd)
    Jan Harvey
    Jan Harvey
    • Edith
    Richard Dennis
    • Sweyn
    Stephen Bent
    • Gyrth
    Geoffrey Matthews
    • Ealdred, Archbishop of York
    Anthony Collin
    • Stigand, Bishop of Winchester
    Richard Pescud
    • Robert, Archbishop of Canterbury
    Mark Donaldson
    • William, Duke of Normandy
    Kevin Flood
    • Ulf
    Daniel Brian
    • Wilfred
    Keith Campbell
    • Astrologer
    Joe Gladwin
    Joe Gladwin
    • Blind man
    David Charkham
    David Charkham
    • Thane
    Christopher Banks
    Christopher Banks
    • Clerk
    Roy Evans
    Roy Evans
    • Churl
    • Director
      • James MacTaggart
    • Writers
      • Winston Churchill
      • James MacTaggart
      • Brian Rawlinson
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      Dennis Waterman accidentally hit himself in the eye not with an arrow (as allegedly happened to the real Harold), but with the lace of his cloak, requiring medical attention and a return to the makeup chair.
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      Earl Godwin: Edward, will you accept the crown, or no?

      Edward the Confessor: I shall pray to God, for guidance.

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      • January 27, 1975 (United Kingdom)
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