2. The Gathering Storm (1974)
Based on Winston Churchill's memoirs, this historical drama documents the British leader's efforts to oppose the rising forces of Nazi Germany.
Release date: 1974-11-29
Season number: 24
Episode number: 2
Runtime: 120 minutes
Director: Herbert Wise
Guest stars
Fiona Walker
as Miss Hamblin
Patsy Byrne
as Cook
Ian Ogilvy
as Edward VIII
Robert Beatty
as Lord Beaverbrook
John Phillips
as Von Brondorff
Angharad Rees
as Sarah Churchill
Richard Leech
as Admiral Pound
Robin Bailey
as Neville Chamberlain
Steve Plytas
as Maisky
Thorley Walters
as Stanley Baldwin
Clive Francis
as Randolph Churchill
Terence Longdon
as Admiral Browning
Robert Hardy
as Joachim von Ribbentrop
Patrick Stewart
as Clement Attlee
Geoffrey Bayldon
as Kurt von Schuschnigg
Michael Elwyn
as Anthony Eden
Lesley Dunlop
as Mary Churchill
John Rutland
as Leo Amery
Denis Lill
as George VI
Verna Harvey
as Junior secretary
Richard Burton
as Winston Churchill
Ian Bannen
as Hitler
Virginia McKenna
as Clementine Churchill
Rest of guest stars - click here to expand
Edward Evans - David Lloyd George, Brook Williams - Lt. Comdr. Thompson, John Kane - Brendan Bracken