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7 Episodes 1974 - 1974
Episode 1
Tue, Nov 5, 1974 60 mins
This seven-part biography of Winston Churchill's mother begins in 1873, with the whirlwind courtship of American-born Jennie Jerome (Lee Remick) and the cynical young Lord Randolph Churchill (Ronald Pickup). Mrs. Jerome: Helen Horton. Jerome: Dan O'Herlihy. Clara: Linda Lilies. Duke: Cyril Luckham. Duchess: Rachel Kempson.
Episode 2
Tue, Nov 12, 1974 60 mins
A Victorian scandal erupts and the Churchills are ostracized following a war of words between Randolph (Ronald Pickup) and Edward, Prince of Wales (Thorley Walters). Jennie: Lee Remick. Blandford: John Westbrook. Duke: Cyril Luckham. Bertha: Barbara Laurenson. Lord Hardwicke: Paul Hardwick. Duchess: Rachel Kempson.
Episode 3
Tue, Nov 19, 1974 60 mins
While the charismatic Lord Randolph Churchill embarks on a meteoric political career, Jennie worries about her husband's deteriorating health. Randolph: Ronald Pickup. Jennie: Lee Remick. Leonie: Barbara Parkins. Kinsky: Jeremy Brett. Arthur: Adrian Ropes. Gladstone: David Steuart. Disraeli: Patrick Troughton. Duchess: Rachel Kempson.
Episode 4
Tue, Nov 26, 1974 60 mins
A jealous lover and an increasingly insane husband create emotional turmoil for Jennie (Lee Remick). Randolph: Ronald Pickup. Kinsky: Jeremy Brett. Winston: Warren Clarke. Leonie: Barbara Parkins. Duchess: Rachel Kempson. Freddy: Michael Osborne. Arthur: Adrian Ropes.
Episode 5
Tue, Dec 3, 1974 60 mins
Jennie (Lee Remick) undertakes the launching of both an expensive literary magazine and a hospital ship for the Boer War. Winston: Warren Clarke. George: Christopher Cazenove. Jack: Malcolm Stoddard. Prince of Wales: Thorley Walters.
Episode 6
Tue, Dec 10, 1974 60 mins
A prominent London stage actress backs Jennie's debut as a playwright while developing a backstage interest in Jennie's handsome young husband. Mrs. Patrick Campbell: Sian Phillips. Jennie: Lee Remick. George: Christopher Cazenove. Winston: Warren Clarke. Jack: Malcolm Stoddard. Leonie: Barbara Parkins. Clemmie: Anna Fox.
Episode 7
Tue, Dec 17, 1974 60 mins
With a spirit that belies her age, Jennie (Lee Remick) embarks on her third marriage in the series' final episode. Montie: Charles Kay. Winston: Warren Clarke. Leonie: Barbara Parkins. Jack: Malcolm Stoddard.