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Churchill's People

1974–1975 · 1 season

A stagy, studio-bound history lesson that feels like watching a series of earnest but uneven pageants, heavy with blood and horsehair.

Created by
Brian Rawlinson, Gerald Savory
Genres
Drama, War & politics
Starring
Jeremy Kemp, Bernard Archard, Frederick Jaeger
Overview
Churchill's People is a British anthology series based on A History of the English-Speaking Peoples, Winston Churchill's four-volume history of Britain and its former colonies. 26 episodes were produced by the BBC and initially broadcast from 30 December 1974 to 23 June 1975.

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Created by
Brian Rawlinson, Gerald Savory
Genres
Drama, War & politics
Starring
Jeremy Kemp, Bernard Archard, Frederick Jaeger
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • power
  • war
  • politics
  • identity
  • betrayal
Places
  • countryside
  • big city
  • military
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • anthology
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour2
Realism6
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
drama, war & politics
Created by
Brian Rawlinson, Gerald Savory
Written by
Ken Taylor, Dominic Behan, Adrian Mitchell, Keith Dewhurst
Starring
Jeremy Kemp, Bernard Archard, Frederick Jaeger, Christopher Reich, William Marlowe, Paul Darrow, Claire Davenport, Joan Rhodes
Music
Malcolm Williamson
Length
1 seasons, 26 episodes, 50 min each
Network
BBC One
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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