The First Churchills

The First Churchills je bila britanska mini-serija historijske tematike koja je 1969. godine snimljena u produkciji BBC-a. Radnja se bavila životom Johna Churchilla, prvog vojvode od Marlborougha i njegove supruge Sarah. Naslovne su uloge tumačili John Neville i Susan Hampshire. Scenarist i producent je bio Donald Wilson, a režiju potpisao David Giles.

Serija je pratila živote Johna i Sarah Churchill od njihovog prvog susreta 1673. godine do nedugo prije vojvodine smrti 1722. godine. U tom periodu su se zbili burni i sudbonosni događaji engleske i britanske historije koje serija opisuje. Usprskos relativno niskog budžeta, zbog koga su se izbjegavale masovne ili scene bitaka, odnosno bila snimana gotovo isključivo u studiju, The First Churchills je ostavila snažan dojam zbog velike brige za kostime i druge detalje kojima je dočarana engleska prošlost. Temelj za seriju su bile knjige dalekog potomka Churchillovih - Winstona Churchilla.

Serija je prikazana na programu PBS-a u SAD zahvaljujući čemu je Susan Hampshire dobila svoj drugi uzastopni Emmy.

U mini-seriji su prikazane važne ličnosti engleske historije:

• Kralj Charles II: James Villiers
• Kralj James II: John Westbrook
• Kraljica Mary, supruga Jamesa II: Sheila Gish
• Kralj William III: Alan Rowe
• Kraljica Mary II: Lisa Daniely
• Kraljica Anne: Margaret Tyzack
• Princ George od Danske: Roger Mutton
• ralj Louis XIV: Robert Robinson
• Sidney Godolphin: John Standing
• Lord Shaftesbury: Frederick Peisley
• Lord Shrewsbury: Job Stewart
• James, Duke of Monmouth: James Kerry
• Robert Harley: Richard Pearson
• Barbara, Duchess of Cleveland: Moira Redmond
• Francis Godolphin: Richard Warwick
• Henrietta Churchill: Polly Adams
• John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester: Graham Armitage
• Lord Russell: Colin Bean
• Duchess of Portsmouth: Consuela Chapman
• Charles Churchill: Michael Culver
• Nell Gwyn: Andrea Lawrence
• D'Artagnan: Michael Lynch
• Henrietta Wentworth: Kay Patrick
• Marquess of Carmarthen: Arthur Pentelow
• Duke of Buckingham: Bruce Purchase
• Laurence Hyde, 1st Earl of Rochester: John Ringham
• Titus Oates: Nicholas Smith
• Henry St John: Michael Attwell
• Abigail Masham: Jill Balcon
• James Stuart, Stari Pretendent: Freddie Wilson
• Anne Churchill: Yvonne Antrobus
• Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland: Robert Mill
• Adam de Cardonnel: William Job
• William Cadogan: Bernard Taylor
• John Churchill, Marquess of Blandford: Francis Wallis
• Anthonie Heinsius: David King
• Grof Wratislaw: Kenneth Ives
• Prince Eugene of Savoy: John Saunders
• Maršal Tallard: Edward Dentith
• Elektor Bavarske: Guy Standeven
• Lord Cutts: Donald Sumpter
• Markgrof Badenski: Clive Cazes
• Sir John Vanbrugh: John Carlin
• Samuel Masham: Gordon Whiting
• Lord Somers: Charles West
• Markiz de Torcy: Derek Cox
• Vojvotkinja od Somerseta: Rosina Stewart
• Vojvoda od Somerseta: Clifford Parrish
• Lord Halifax: Austin Trevor
• Robert Spencer, 2nd Earl of Sunderland: John Humphry
• Lady Sunderland: Lillias Walker
• Nadbiskup Sancroft: Kevin Stoney
• Grof Bentinck, kasnije Lord Portland: Roger Booth
• Robert Young: Davyd Harries
• Biskup Sprat: Julian d'Albie
• Nadbiskup Tenison: Graham Leaman
• Vojvoda od Gloucestera: Michael Reynolds

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