Winston Churchill: The Valiant Years
The Valiant Years was a documentary produced by ABC based on the memoirs of Winston Churchill, directed by Anthony Bushell and John Schlesinger, narrated by Gary Merrill and with extracts from the memoirs voiced by Richard Burton. It ran in the United States from 1960 to 1961, in 27 30-minute episodes and was broadcast in the UK by the BBC from February to August 1961. Its incidental music was written by Richard Rodgers, who won an Emmy for it in 1962. Scriptwriters included Victor Wolfson a dramatist and writer, Quentin Reynolds, William L. Shirer an American journalist, war correspondent and historian, and Richard Tregaskis. One of the program's London-based producers was actor Patrick Macnee, just prior to his being cast as secret agent John Steed in the long-running cult TV series The Avengers.,
Top Cast
Gary Merrill
Narrator
Richard Burton
Winston Churchill
Rita Webb
Housemaid
Episodes
The Gathering Storm
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Combat Deepens
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Dunkirk
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French Agony
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Take One with You
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The Ravens Remain
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Struggle at Sea
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Hinge of Fate
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Alone no More
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Out of the East
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The Torch is Lit
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Sand and Snow
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Strike Hard, Strike Home!
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Closing the Ring
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Be Sure you Win
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Turning of the Tide
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The Die is Cast
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D-Day
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Europe Set Ablaze
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Triumph in France
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Beginning of the End
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Final Christmas
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Yalta
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Tying the Knot
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Götterdämmerung
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Goodbye, Mr Churchill
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The Will to Victory
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