The First Churchills
The First Churchills is a 1969 twelve-part BBC television serial starring John Neville as John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, and Susan Hampshire as his wife, Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough. Written and produced by Donald Wilson, and directed by David Giles, the series is notable as being the first programme shown on PBS's long-running Masterpiece series in the United States.
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John Neville
John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough · 12 eps
Susan Hampshire
Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough · 12 eps
John Standing
Sidney Godolphin · 12 eps
Sheila Gish
Queen Mary · 12 eps
Robert Robinson
Louis XIV · 11 eps
Margaret Tyzack
Princess Anne / Queen Anne · 9 eps
Roger Mutton
George of Denmark · 8 eps
John Ringham
Laurence Hyde, Lord Rochester · 8 eps
