Churchill's Secret

Churchill's Secret

Drama 2016

Available on PBS Video

Set during the summer of 1953, Churchill’s Secret tells a little-known part of Winston Churchill’s great life story. Having suffered a life-threatening stroke, which his inner circle conspired to hide from the public, the film charts the course of Churchill’s (played by Cranford’s Michael Gambon) remarkable recovery with the help of his spirited nurse (Emma’s Romola Garai).

Drama 2016

Starring Matthew Macfadyen, Michael Gambon, Romola Garai

Churchill's Secret

Michael Gambon stars as Winston Churchill in this dramatization of Churchill’s life-threatening stroke in the summer of 1953, when he was prime minister for the second time. His illness and battle to recover were kept secret from the world.

1 hr 40 min · Feb 28, 2016 TV-PG

Matthew Macfadyen

Randolph Churchill
Michael Gambon

Winston Churchill
Romola Garai

Millie Appleyard
Lindsay Duncan

Clemmie Churchill
Daisy Lewis

Mary Churchill

About

Churchill's Secret

DRAMA

Set during the summer of 1953, Churchill’s Secret tells a little-known part of Winston Churchill’s great life story. Having suffered a life-threatening stroke, which his inner circle conspired to hide from the public, the film charts the course of Churchill’s (played by Cranford’s Michael Gambon) remarkable recovery with the help of his spirited nurse (Emma’s Romola Garai).

Information

Studio: ITV
Released: 2016

Languages

Original Audio: English (United Kingdom)
Subtitles: English (United States) (CC)

Accessibility

: Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.