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Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years

1981 · 1 season

A stately, talk-heavy political drama that rewards patience with a commanding central performance and a slow-building sense of dread.

Genres
Documentary
Overview
Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years is an 8-part 1981 drama serial based on the life of Winston Churchill, and particularly his years in enforced exile from political position during the 1920s and 30s. It was written and directed by Ferdinand Fairfax and Churchill was played by Robert Hardy. Hardy's brilliant performance as Churchill won critical acclaim and a BAFTA award in 1982. He reprised the role in The Sittaford Mystery, Bomber Harris and War and Remembrance and at the 50th anniversary celebrations of the end of World War II in 1995 when he quoted a number of Churchill's wartime speeches in character.
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Content
Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    None
    Places
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
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    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror0
    Humour2
    Realism8
    Romance1
    Tension5
    Darkness5
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    documentary
    Written by
    Ferdinand Fairfax
    Starring
    Robert Hardy, Eric Porter, Peter Barkworth, Nigel Havers, Siân Phillips, Edward Woodward, Phil Brown, Sam Wanamaker
    Length
    1 seasons, 8 episodes, 60 min each
    Country
    United Kingdom

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