Churchill's People King Alfred (Season 1, Episode 4)
TV Episode | Drama, History, War

Churchill's People

King Alfred (Season 1, Episode 4)

TV Episode | Drama, History, War

878 AD: King Alfred has suffered another defeat from the Danes and escapes through the Athelrey swamps to the safety of Odda's Hall. Disguised as a minstrel, Alfred enters the headquarters of the Viking invaders.

Director

Herbert Wise

Writers

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

Producer

Gerald Savory

Composer

Malcolm Williamson

Production Designer

Paul Joel

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Edit Released

Updated Jan 20, 1975

Release date

Jan 20, 1975 (United Kingdom)

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13 cast members

Name	Known for
Alan Howard King Alfred King Alfred See fewer	The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
Anna Massey Queen Ealhswith Queen Ealhswith See fewer	Peeping Tom (1960)
Brian Blessed Guthrum Guthrum See fewer	Flash Gordon (1980)
Evin Crowley Fat Legs Fat Legs See fewer	Ryan's Daughter (1970)
Daphne Heard Old woman Old woman See fewer	To the Manor Born (1979)
Patrick Stewart Wulfric Wulfric See fewer	Logan (2017)
William Simons Hair Face Hair Face See fewer	Cribb (1980)
John Franklyn-Robbins Olaf Olaf See fewer	Emma (1996)
Kevin Stoney Odda Odda See fewer	Emmerdale Farm (1972)
Geoffrey Hinsliff Saxon soldier Saxon soldier See fewer	A Bridge Too Far (1977)
Colin Starkey Saxon soldier Saxon soldier See fewer	Mr. Holmes (2015)
Sherrie Hewson Girl Girl See fewer	Coronation Street (1960)
Peter Clough Monk Monk See fewer	Send in the Girls (1978)