The First Lady is a British television series produced by the BBC in 1968 and 1969.
| The First Lady | |
|---|---|
 Thora Hird as Sarah Danby | |
| Genre | Drama |
| Created by | Philip Levene |
| Written by | Alan Plater Cyril Abraham Robert Storey |
| Directed by | David Sullivan Proudfoot Brian Parker |
| Starring | Thora Hird |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 39 (38 missing) |
| Production | |
| Producer | David Rose |
| Production locations | Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom |
| Running time | 50 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC1 |
| Release | 7 April 1968 – 17 July 1969 |
The series starred Thora Hird as crusading local councillor Sarah Danby and was set around the fictional borough of Furness in Lancashire.[1] Capitalising on the popularity of its lead actress, The First Lady was a down-to-earth series exploring the inner workings of local government.[2]
Due to the BBC's wiping policy of the era, the series mostly no longer exists in the BBC archives, with only one complete episode that is known to exist.[3]
Cast
edit- Thora Hird as Sarah Danby (39 episodes, 1968–1969)
- Henry Knowles as Tom Danby (38 episodes, 1968–1969)
- Robert Keegan as Will Tarrant (38 episodes, 1968–1969)
- James Grout as George Kingston (38 episodes, 1968–1969)
- Margaret John as Margaret Kingston (8 episodes, 1968–1969)
- Donald Layne-Smith as Alderman Bowland (4 episodes, 1968–1969)
- Pamela Craig as Betty (3 episodes, 1968–1969)
- George A. Cooper as Fred Glossop (3 episodes, 1968–1969)
References
edit- ^ "A Time of Fear (1968)". BFI. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020.
- ^ "The First Lady: Worked Out". 18 July 1968. p. 42 – via BBC Genome.
- ^ "LostShows.com".
External links
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