Churchill's People On the Anvil (Season 1, Episode 9)
TV Episode | Drama, History, War

Churchill's People

On the Anvil (Season 1, Episode 9)

TV Episode | Drama, History, War

1265: A runaway peasant accidentally witnesses a meeting between King Henry III and his chief Baron Simon de Montfort. Their argument indicates that only by a confrontation of arms will their differences be settled.

Director

Alan Bridges

Writers

Winston Churchill (books "A History of the English-Speaking Peoples") | Alan Cullen | Brian Rawlinson (deviser) | Gerald Savory (deviser)

Producer

Gerald Savory

Composer

Malcolm Williamson

Production Designer

Jeremy Davies

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Updated Feb 24, 1975

Release date

Feb 24, 1975 (United Kingdom)

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16 cast members

Name	Known for
Derek Godfrey King Henry III King Henry III See fewer	The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971)
Daniel Massey Simon de Montfort Simon de Montfort See fewer	Star! (1968)
Richard O'Callaghan Ranulf Ranulf See fewer	Watership Down (1978)
Christopher Benjamin Peter Peter See fewer	The Plague Dogs (1982)
David Dundas Prince Edward Prince Edward See fewer	Withnail & I (1987)
Helen Lindsay Eleanor de Montfort Eleanor de Montfort See fewer	Mission: Impossible (1996)
John Gill Christopher Christopher See fewer	Doctor Who (1963)
Brian Vaughan Friar Friar See fewer	The Avengers (1961)
Lois Daine Gunnild Gunnild See fewer	Cash on Demand (1961)
Glynn Edwards Curly Curly See fewer	Zulu (1964)
James Cossins William William See fewer	The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
Shirley Cain Alice Alice See fewer	Mystery!: Malice Aforethought (1979)
Frederick Treves Gloucester Gloucester See fewer	The Big Pull (1962)
Norman Scace Archbishop Archbishop See fewer	Melissa (1964)
Vernon Dobtcheff De Reynes De Reynes See fewer	Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
Charles West Singer Singer See fewer	Julius Caesar (1963)