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.
TV series
Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years
6.3/ 10· 4198160 min1 season · 8 episodes
Seasons and episodes
1 season · 8 episodes
1
- 1S1 E1
Down and Out
Sep 6, 198160 min
When the Tories lose their majority in Parliament, Winston loses his spot in the cabinet. Deciding to take the opportunity to feather his nest he goes to America on a speaking tour and invests the proceeds in a a pre-crash stock market.
- 2S1 E2
Politics are Foul
Sep 13, 198160 min
Churchill's views on the Indian question bring him into conflict with his own party.
- 3S1 E3
In High Places
Sep 20, 198160 min
Churchill takes a European trip to visit famous battlefields and hopes to meet with Hitler but the meeting fails to materialize. The India question still rages in the U.K. Eager to win a victory on the India question Sir Samuel Hoare enlist
- 4S1 E4
A Menace in the House
Sep 27, 198160 min
Churchill asks the House to institute a committee to investigate the interference with evidence on the India question. But committee members Ramsay McDonald, Sir Louis Kershaw and Clement Attlee are unable to conclude that there's been any
- 5S1 E5
The Flying Peril
Oct 4, 198160 min
Churchill sounds the alarm in the House of Commons that Germany is re-arming and that Britain is falling behind in the race for air superiority. Meanhwile Randolph Churchill backs several ill-advised candidates and Clementine goes traveling
- 6S1 E6
His Own Funeral
Oct 11, 198160 min
George V dies. Churchill continues to rail against the government's failure to adequately prepare for war. Wigram grows increasingly despondent at the prospect of war when Hitler occupies the Rhineland. Sarah elopes to America with a Jewish
Starring
Robert Hardy
Winston Churchill
Eric Porter
Neville Chamberlain
Peter Barkworth
Stanley Baldwin
Nigel Havers
Randolph Churchill
Siân Phillips
Clementine Churchill
Edward Woodward
Sir Samuel Hoare
Tim Pigott-Smith
Brendan Bracken
Sherrie Hewson
Mrs. Pearman
- D
David Swift
Professor Lindemann
Robert James
Ramsay Macdonald
Paul Freeman
- D
David Quilter
Wing-Commander Torr Anderson
Frequently asked questions
- Where can I watch Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years?
- Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years is not currently listed on a streaming service in the US. Use the country picker on the page to check other markets.
- How many seasons of Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years are there?
- Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years has 1 season and 8 episodes. Status: Ended.
- Will there be a new season of Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years?
- Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years has ended; no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on October 25, 1981.
- Who stars in Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years?
- Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years stars Robert Hardy, Eric Porter, Peter Barkworth, Nigel Havers, Siân Phillips.
