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The First Churchills :: Breaking the Circle (01x11)

Episode Information

Title:

Breaking the Circle

Episode #:

01x11

Original Airdate:

Saturday December 06th, 1969

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

Episode Summary

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Abigail Hill's manipulations of Queen Anne cause Sarah to lose favor when the Queen turns to Abigail after the death of her husband, Prince George. Meanwhile, John resigns from the government when the machinations of Robert Harley cause his close friend Sidney Godolphin to be dismissed from his post as Chancellor of the Exchequer.

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Guest Stars

Guest Stars
•Bernard Taylor	played	Cardogan	Recurring (third appearance)
•Charles West	played	Somers	Recurring (first appearance)
•David King (4)	played	Heinsius	Recurring (third appearance)
•Gordon Whiting	played	Samuel Masham	Recurring (first appearance)
•Jill Balcon	played	Abigail Hill Masham	Recurring (4th appearance)
•Job Stewart	played	Lord Shrewsbury	Recurring (5th appearance)
•John Carlin (1)	played	Vanbrugh	Recurring (first appearance)
•Kenneth Ives	played	Wratislaw	Recurring (third appearance)
•Margaret Tyzack	played	Queen Anne	Recurring (8th appearance)
•Michael Attwell	played	Henry St. John	Recurring (second appearance)
•Michael Culver	played	Charles Churchill	Recurring (5th appearance)
•Polly Adams	played	Henrietta Churchill Godolphin	Recurring (4th appearance)
•Richard Pearson	played	Robert Harley	Recurring (third appearance)
•Richard Warwick	played	Francis Godolphin	Recurring (third appearance)
•Robert Mill (1)	played	Charles Spencer	Recurring (third appearance)
•Robert Robinson (3)	played	Louis XIV	Recurring (10th appearance)
•Roger Hammond	played	D'Avaux	Recurring (third appearance)
•Roger Mutton	played	Prince George of Denmark	Recurring (8th appearance)
•William Job (1)	played	Cardonnel	Recurring (third appearance)
•Yvonne Antrobus	played	Anne Churchill Spencer	Recurring (third appearance)
•John Saunders (1)	played	Prince Eugene

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