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.

## Glumačka postava

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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