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The First Churchills :: Bridals (01x02)

Episode Information

Title:

Bridals

Episode #:

01x02

Original Airdate:

Saturday October 04th, 1969

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Episode Crew
Director:	David Giles (1)
Writer:	Donald Wilson (1)

Episode Summary

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John Churchill and Sarah Jennings marry despite the opposition of their respective families who desire more advantageous marriages for both. Meanwhile, Mary, niece of King Charles II, is betrothed to the Protestant William of Orange in order to quiet concerns about the Catholicism of her father and heir to the throne the Duke of York.

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Guest Stars

Guest Stars
•Alan Rowe	played	William, Prince of Orange	Recurring (first appearance)
•Arthur Pentelow	played	Earl of Denby	Recurring (first appearance)
•Bruce Purchase	played	Duke of Buckingham	Recurring (first appearance)
•Daphne Heard	played	Mrs. Jennings	Recurring (first appearance)
•Frederick Peisley	played	Earl of Shaftesbury	Recurring (first appearance)
•Holly Wilson	played	Margaret Blagge	Recurring (second appearance)
•James Villiers	played	King Charles II	Recurring (second appearance)
•John Ringham	played	Laurence Hyde	Recurring (second appearance)
•John Tordoff	played	Beckett	Recurring (first appearance)
•John Westbrook	played	James, Duke of York	Recurring (second appearance)
•Kay Patrick	played	Henrietta Wentworth	Recurring (second appearance)
•Lisa Daniely	played	Princess Mary	Recurring (first appearance)
•Moira Redmond	played	Barbara Palmer, Duchess of Cleveland	Recurring (second appearance)
•Robert Robinson (3)	played	Louis XIV	Recurring (second appearance)
•Sheila Gish	played	Mary, Duchess of York	Recurring (second appearance)
•Brigit Paul	played	Sukey
•John Rye	played	De Courtin

Main Cast

•John Neville	played	John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough
•Susan Hampshire	played	Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough
•John Standing	played	Sidney Godolphin

Other Episode Crew

• Producer	Donald Wilson (1)
• Editor	Alastair Mackay
• Music	Marcus Dods
• Costume Designer	Joan Ellacott
• Set Designer	Spencer Chapman
• Cinematographer	John McGlashan