
1 Season
12 Episode
The First Churchills
The First Churchills is a 1969 twelve-part BBC television serial starring John Neville as John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, and Susan Hampshire as his wife, Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough. Written and produced by Donald Wilson, and directed by David Giles, the series is notable as being the first programme shown on PBS's long-running Masterpiece series in the United States.
- Year: 1969
- Country: United Kingdom
- Genre: Drama
- Studio: BBC Two
- Keyword: historical figure, based on memoir or autobiography, family, british politics, 18th century, historical drama, 17th century, queen anne
- Director: Donald Wilson
- Cast: John Neville, Susan Hampshire, John Standing


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