Nancy Astor
Nancy Astor was the American-born socialite and politician who became the first woman to take her seat in the House of Commons. This miniseries produced for BBC2 follows her journey from her early life in Virginia to her political career in Britain, including her marriage to Waldorf Astor and her struggles and triumphs as a Member of Parliament.
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Lisa Harrow
Nancy Astor · 9 eps
Lise Hilboldt
Phyllis Langhorne / Phyllis Brand · 8 eps
James Fox
Waldorf Astor · 6 eps
Dan O'Herlihy
Chiswell 'Chillie' Langhorne · 4 eps
Pierce Brosnan
Robert Gould Shaw · 4 eps
Nigel Havers
Bobby Shaw · 4 eps
David Warner
Philip Kerr · 4 eps
Erick Ray Evans
Sam · 4 eps
Sylvia Syms
Nanaire Langhorne · 3 eps
William Hope
Harry Langhorne · 3 eps
Lillian Silverstone
Irene Gibson · 3 eps
Dallas Adams
Dana Gibson · 3 eps
Bernard Brown
Robert Brand · 3 eps
Neil McCarthy
Reverend Neve · 3 eps
Julian Glover
Lord Revelstoke · 2 eps
Robert Arden
Quincy Shaw · 2 eps
Marsha Fitzalan
Wissie Astor · 2 eps
Rosalind Knight
Margot Asquith · 2 eps
David Yelland
David Astor · 2 eps
Annabelle Lanyon
Young Nancy · 1 ep
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