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The First Churchills :: A Famous Victory (01x10)

Episode Information

Title:

A Famous Victory

Episode #:

01x10

Original Airdate:

Saturday November 29th, 1969

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

Episode Summary

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John Churchill leads English forces in the War of the Spanish Succession and wins a great victory against the French at the Battle of Blenheim. He is then awarded a dukedom by Queen Anne in appreciation.

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Guest Stars

Guest Stars
•Bernard Taylor	played	Cadogan	Recurring (second appearance)
•David King (4)	played	Heinsius	Recurring (second appearance)
•Edward Dentith	played	Marshal Tallard	Recurring (second appearance)
•Jill Balcon	played	Abigail Hill	Recurring (third appearance)
•Job Stewart	played	Lord Shrewsbury	Recurring (4th appearance)
•John Ringham	played	Earl of Rochester	Recurring (8th appearance)
•Kenneth Ives	played	Wratislaw	Recurring (second appearance)
•Margaret Tyzack	played	Queen Anne	Recurring (7th appearance)
•Michael Attwell	played	Henry St. John	Recurring (first appearance)
•Michael Culver	played	Charles Churchill	Recurring (4th appearance)
•Polly Adams	played	Henrietta Churchill Godolphin	Recurring (third appearance)
•Richard Pearson	played	Robert Harley	Recurring (second appearance)
•Richard Warwick	played	Francis Godolphin	Recurring (second appearance)
•Robert Mill (1)	played	Charles Spencer	Recurring (second appearance)
•Robert Robinson (3)	played	Louis XIV	Recurring (9th appearance)
•Roger Hammond	played	D'Avaux	Recurring (second appearance)
•Roger Mutton	played	Prince George of Denmark	Recurring (7th appearance)
•William Job (1)	played	Cardonnel	Recurring (second appearance)
•Yvonne Antrobus	played	Anne Churchill Spencer	Recurring (second appearance)
•Bill Horrigan	played	British Soldier
•Brian Harrison (1)	played	Denonville
•Brian Justice	played	Prince Leopold
•Clive Cazes	played	Margrave of Baden
•Derek Martin	played	British Sergeant
•Derek Ware	played	Austrian Officer
•Donald Sumpter	played	Lord Cutts
•Francis Wallis	played	Johnnie Churchill
•Freddie Wilson	played	James Stuart
•Guy Standen	played	Elector of Bavaria
•John Lynch (3)	played	Colonel Parke
•Max Faulkner	played	Bavarian Colonel
•Michael Horsbrough	played	Civilian Spy
•Robert Hartford Davis	played	Lord Orkney
•Roy Street	played	1st French Officer
•Valentino Musetti	played	2nd French Officer

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