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  • Churchill (1992– )
  • TV Mini-series | 50 min | Documentary, Biography
Churchill (1992– )
TV Mini-series | 50 min | Documentary, Biography

Martin Gilbert, who has spent 25 years researching and writing about the life of Churchill, presents the first complete television biography of Britain's wartime leader.
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Updated Jan 15, 1992

Release date (First episode)
Jan 15, 1992 (United Kingdom)

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Cast

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76 cast members
Name Episodes Known for
Martin Gilbert
Self - Presenter Self - Presenter   See fewer
4
Pamela Harriman
Self - Daughter-in-Law Self - Daughter-in-Law   See fewer
4
Lady Mary Soames
Self - Daughter Self - Daughter   See fewer
4
Grace Hamblin
Self - Secretary, 1932-1965 / Self - Secretary Self - Secretary, 1932-1965 / Self - Secretary   See fewer
4
Ted Willis
Self - British Army, 1939-1945 / Self - British Army, 1940 / Self - Leader, Labour Youth Movement, 1938 Self - British Army, 1939-1945 / Self - British Army, 1940 / Self - Leader, Labour Youth Movement, 1938   See fewer
3
Winston Churchill
Self - Grandson Self - Grandson   See fewer
3
Barbara Castle
Self - Labour MP, 1945 / Self - Labour MP, 1945-1979 Self - Labour MP, 1945 / Self - Labour MP, 1945-1979   See fewer
3
George Strauss
Self - Labour MP 1934-1979 / Self - Labour MP, 1934 / Self - Labour MP, 1934-1979 Self - Labour MP 1934-1979 / Self - Labour MP, 1934 / Self - Labour MP, 1934-1979   See fewer
3
Julian Amery
Self - Conservative MP, 1950-1966 / Self - Special Forces 1940-1946 / Self - Special Forces, 1940-1946 Self - Conservative MP, 1950-1966 / Self - Special Forces 1940-1946 / Self - Special Forces, 1940-1946   See fewer
3
Anthony Storr
Self - Psychiatrist & Author Self - Psychiatrist & Author   See fewer
3
John Colville
Self - Principal Private Secretary, 1951-1955 (Interviewed 1977) / Self - Private Secretary, 1940-1941 (Interviewed 1977) / Self - Private Secretary, 1943-1945 (Interviewed 1977) Self - Principal Private Secretary, 1951-1955 (Interviewed 1977) / Self - Private Secretary, 1940-1941 (Interviewed 1977) / Self - Private Secretary, 1943-1945 (Interviewed 1977)   See fewer
3
Patrick Kinna
Self - Churchill's shorthand writer, 1941-1945 Self - Churchill's shorthand writer, 1941-1945   See fewer
3
Ian Jacob
Self - Military Assistant Secretary, War Cabinet 1939-1946 / Self - Military Asst. Secretary War Cabinet, 1939 / Self - Military Asst. Secretary War Cabinet, 1939-1946 Self - Military Assistant Secretary, War Cabinet 1939-1946 / Self - Military Asst. Secretary War Cabinet, 1939 / Self - Military Asst. Secretary War Cabinet, 1939-1946   See fewer
3
Phyllis Forbes
Self - Secretary / Self - Secretary, 1931 Self - Secretary / Self - Secretary, 1931   See fewer
3
William Hayter
Self - British Embassy, Washington, 1941 / Self - British Embassy, Washington, 1941-1944 / Self - Foreign Office, 1944-1948 Self - British Embassy, Washington, 1941 / Self - British Embassy, Washington, 1941-1944 / Self - Foreign Office, 1944-1948   See fewer
3
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
Self / Self - 'Defend America by aiding the Allies', 1939 Self / Self - 'Defend America by aiding the Allies', 1939   See fewer
2
Anthony Montague Browne
Self - Private Secretary, 1952-1965 Self - Private Secretary, 1952-1965   See fewer
2
Marian Holmes
Self - Secretary 1940-1945 / Self - Secretary, 1940-1945 Self - Secretary 1940-1945 / Self - Secretary, 1940-1945   See fewer
2
Caspar Weinberger
Self - Intelligence Officer, United States Army / Self - United States Army, 1941 Self - Intelligence Officer, United States Army / Self - United States Army, 1941   See fewer
2
R.V. Jones
Self - Scientific Intelligence, 1936-1939 / Self - Scientific Intelligence, 1939-1946 Self - Scientific Intelligence, 1936-1939 / Self - Scientific Intelligence, 1939-1946   See fewer
2
Valentin Berezhkov
Self - Stalin's Interpreter Self - Stalin's Interpreter   See fewer
2
Elizabeth Nel
Self - Secretary 1941-1945 / Self - Secretary, 1941-1945 Self - Secretary 1941-1945 / Self - Secretary, 1941-1945   See fewer
2
David Hunt
Self - Chief Intelligence Officer to Field Marshal Alexander / Self - Private Secretary 1951-1952 Self - Chief Intelligence Officer to Field Marshal Alexander / Self - Private Secretary 1951-1952   See fewer
2
Edgar Williams
Self - British 8th Army 1943 / Self - British 8th Army, North Africa 1942 Self - British 8th Army 1943 / Self - British 8th Army, North Africa 1942   See fewer
2
Alec Douglas-Home
Self - Parliamentary Private Secretary to Chamberlain, 1937-1940 / Self - Unionist MP 1931-1945 Self - Parliamentary Private Secretary to Chamberlain, 1937-1940 / Self - Unionist MP 1931-1945   See fewer
2
Frank Roberts
Self - British Minister in Moscow 1945-1947 / Self - British Minister, Moscow 1945 Self - British Minister in Moscow 1945-1947 / Self - British Minister, Moscow 1945   See fewer
2
John Peck
Self - Private Secretary, 1940-1945 Self - Private Secretary, 1940-1945   See fewer
2
Quintin Hogg
Self - Conservative MP, 1938 / Self - Conservative MP, 1938-1950 Self - Conservative MP, 1938 / Self - Conservative MP, 1938-1950   See fewer
2
Evelyn Shuckburgh
Self - British Diplomat 1933-1969 / Self - U.K. High Commisson, Ottawa 1941 Self - British Diplomat 1933-1969 / Self - U.K. High Commisson, Ottawa 1941   See fewer
2
John Boyd-Carpenter
Financial Secretary, Treasury 1951-1954 / Self - Conservative MP, 1945 / Self - Conservative MP, 1945-1972 Financial Secretary, Treasury 1951-1954 / Self - Conservative MP, 1945 / Self - Conservative MP, 1945-1972   See fewer
2
Alastair Forbes
Self - Writer and Journalist Self - Writer and Journalist   See fewer
1
Cecily Gemmell
Self - Secretary, 1949-1955 Self - Secretary, 1949-1955   See fewer
1
Roy Jenkins
Self - Labour MP 1948-1976 Self - Labour MP 1948-1976   See fewer
1
Edward Thomas
Self - Naval Intelligence, 1940 Self - Naval Intelligence, 1940   See fewer
1
Jane Portal
Self - Secretary, 1950-1955 Self - Secretary, 1950-1955   See fewer
1
Tim Pat Coogan
Self - Irish Historian Self - Irish Historian   See fewer
1
Josef Kowal
Self - Polish Army 1939-1945 Self - Polish Army 1939-1945   See fewer
1
Anthony Barne
Self - British Army 1945 Self - British Army 1945   See fewer
1
Ruth Sarles Benedict
Self - 'America First', 1940 Self - 'America First', 1940   See fewer
1
Claude de Kemoularia
Self - French Diplomat Self - French Diplomat   See fewer
1
Fred Ravey
Self - Derbyshire Miner, 1926 Self - Derbyshire Miner, 1926   See fewer
1
Leah Moss
Self - Resident Sidney Street, 1911 Self - Resident Sidney Street, 1911   See fewer
1
Denis Kelly
Self - Literary Researcher to Churchill Self - Literary Researcher to Churchill   See fewer
1
Ralph Martin
Self - War Correspondent 1945 Self - War Correspondent 1945   See fewer
1
Dimitri Volkogonov
Self - Military Historian, U.S.S.R. Self - Military Historian, U.S.S.R.   See fewer
1
Jimmy Page
Self - British Army, Dardanelles 1915 Self - British Army, Dardanelles 1915   See fewer
1
Andy Doyle
Self - Son of Member of Irish Republican Brotherhood, 1922 Self - Son of Member of Irish Republican Brotherhood, 1922   See fewer
1
David Fraser
Self - Military Historian Self - Military Historian   See fewer
1
John McGuire
Self - Batman to Churchill, 1916 Self - Batman to Churchill, 1916   See fewer
1
Robert Dine
Self - French Navy, 1940 Self - French Navy, 1940   See fewer
1
A.J. Sylvester
Self - Principal Secretary to Lloyd George, 1923-1945 Self - Principal Secretary to Lloyd George, 1923-1945   See fewer
1
1
Stefan Lorant
Self - Editor, Picture Post, 1938 Self - Editor, Picture Post, 1938   See fewer
1
Trumbull Warren
Self - ADC to Field Marshal Montgomery Self - ADC to Field Marshal Montgomery   See fewer
1
John Hope
Self - Conservative MP, 1945-1964 Self - Conservative MP, 1945-1964   See fewer
1
Richard Pankurst
Self - Son of Suffragette leader Self - Son of Suffragette leader   See fewer
1
Merrill Pasco
Self - General Marshall's Personal Staff 1941-1945 Self - General Marshall's Personal Staff 1941-1945   See fewer
1
Jack Layden
Self - Yorkshire Mining Family, 1926 Self - Yorkshire Mining Family, 1926   See fewer
1
Claude Bouchinet-Serreulles
Self - Free French Forces, London 1940 Self - Free French Forces, London 1940   See fewer
1
Elizabeth Gilliatt
Self - Secretary, 1945-1955 Self - Secretary, 1945-1955   See fewer
1
Winston Churchill
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Clementine Churchill
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Randolph Churchill
Self (interviewed 1966) Self (interviewed 1966)   See fewer
Paul Reynaud
Self (interviewed 1965) Self (interviewed 1965)   See fewer
Adolf Hitler
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Queen Elizabeth II
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Harry S. Truman
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Joseph Stalin
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles de Gaulle
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Neville Chamberlain
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Anthony Eden
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Bernard L. Montgomery
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
E.F.L. Wood
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Clement Attlee
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
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