
The First Lady
The First Lady is a British television drama produced for BBC One, starring Thora Hird as crusading local councillor Sarah Danby, set around the fictional Lancashire borough of Furness. Capitalising on the popularity of its lead actress, The First Lady was a down-to-earth series exploring the inner workings of local government.
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Thora Hird
Sarah Danby · 54 eps

James Grout
George Kingston · 54 eps
Henry Knowles
Tom Danby · 54 eps
Bob Keegan
Will Tarrant · 54 eps

Margaret John
4 eps

John Stratton
2 eps
Ralph Watson
1 ep

Brenda Bruce
1 ep

Roger Hammond
1 ep

Jack Smethurst
1 ep
George Waring
1 ep

Harry Towb
1 ep

George A. Cooper
1 ep

Michael Bilton
1 ep

Lennard Pearce
1 ep

Dennis Waterman
Greg Jackson · 1 ep

Petra Markham
1 ep

Andrew Keir
1 ep
John Baskcomb
1 ep

Richard Davies
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