Churchill's People The Saxon Dusk (Season 1, Episode 5)
TV Episode | Drama, History, War

Churchill's People

The Saxon Dusk (Season 1, Episode 5)

TV Episode | Drama, History, War

1042: Godwin, Earl of Wessex, summons Edward from out of his exile in Normandy to wear the Crown of England. But the apparent security of Godwin's Anglo-Saxan policies is disrupted by Edward's partiality for a French connection.

Director

James MacTaggart

Writers

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

Producer

Gerald Savory

Composer

Malcolm Williamson

Production Designer

Martin Collins

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Updated Jan 27, 1975

Release date

Jan 27, 1975 (United Kingdom)

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18 cast members

Name	Known for
John Wood Edward the Confessor Edward the Confessor See fewer	WarGames (1983)
Norman Rodway Earl Godwin Earl Godwin See fewer	Chimes at Midnight (1965)
Dennis Waterman King Harold II King Harold II See fewer	New Tricks (2003)
Robert Langdon Lloyd Tostig (as Robert Lloyd) Tostig (as Robert Lloyd) See fewer	King Lear (1970)
Jan Harvey Edith Edith See fewer	Family Affairs (1997)
Richard Dennis Sweyn Sweyn See fewer	Churchill's People (1974)
Stephen Bent Gyrth Gyrth See fewer	Les Misérables (2012)
Geoffrey Matthews Ealdred, Archbishop of York Ealdred, Archbishop of York See fewer	The Day of the Triffids (1963)
Anthony Collin Stigand, Bishop of Winchester Stigand, Bishop of Winchester See fewer	Moody and Pegg (1974)
Richard Pescud Robert, Archbishop of Canterbury Robert, Archbishop of Canterbury See fewer	Top Secret! (1984)
Mark Donaldson William, Duke of Normandy William, Duke of Normandy See fewer	Churchill's People (1974)
Kevin Flood Ulf Ulf See fewer	Tristan + Isolde (2006)
Daniel Brian Wilfred Wilfred See fewer	Churchill's People (1974)
Keith Campbell Astrologer Astrologer See fewer	So It Goes (1973)
Joe Gladwin Blind man Blind man See fewer	Last of the Summer Wine (1973)
David Charkham Thane Thane See fewer	2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Christopher Banks Clerk Clerk See fewer	Mystery!: Malice Aforethought (1979)
Roy Evans Churl Churl See fewer	The Elephant Man (1980)