Drama

Churchill's Secret

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).

Churchill's Secret

1h 40m

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.

Episodes

  • Churchill's Secret: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Churchill's Secret

    S1 E1 - 1h 40m

    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.

Extras + Features

  • Michael Gambon on Playing Churchill: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Michael Gambon on Playing Churchill

    S1 E1 - 2m 52s

    Actor Michael Gambon talks tackling the role of Winston Churchill. Churchill's Secret airs Sunday, September 11, 2016 at a special time, 8/7c on MASTERPIECE on PBS.

  • The Making Of: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The Making Of

    S1 E1 - 3m 16s

    Go behind-the-scenes of Churchill's Secret with the program creators.

  • Preview: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Preview

    S1 E1 - 30s

    It is the summer of 1953, elderly Prime Minister Winston Churchill suffered a life-altering stroke. Experience his extraordinary battle to recover in Churchill's Secret, coming Sunday, September 11, 2016 at 8/7c on MASTERPIECE on PBS.

  • Scene: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Scene

    S1 E1 - 1m 7s

    Watch Michael Gambon and Romola Garai in a scene from Churchill's Secret, premiering Sunday, September 11, 2016 at 8/7c on MASTERPIECE on PBS.

  • Nurse Appleyard: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Nurse Appleyard

    S1 E1 - 1m 29s

    Learn more about the fictional Nurse Appleyard, played by Romola Garai (Emma), as seen on Churchill's Secret, on MASTERPIECE on PBS.

  • Extended Preview: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Extended Preview

    S1 E1 - 1m 56s

    Michael Gambon (Cranford), Romola Garai (Emma), Lindsay Duncan (Sherlock) and Matthew Macfadyen (Little Dorrit) star in Churchill's Secret, the story of a little-known part of Winston Churchill's remarkable life history. Premiering Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016, 8/7c on MASTERPIECE on PBS.

  • Filming at Chartwell: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Filming at Chartwell

    S1 E1 - 1m 51s

    The cast and crew discuss filming at the real residence of Winston Churchill, Chartwell. Churchill's Secret premieres Sunday, September 11, 2016 at 8/7c on MASTERPIECE on PBS.

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