DVD SPECIAL FEATURES INCLUDE an exclusive interview with Susan Hampshire, photo gallery, cast filmographies, and a full-color insert with glossary of historical figures and terms, a sampling of the real love letters of Sarah and John Churchill, and a House of Stuart royal family tree.(4 DVD) approx. 8 .8 hrs.
Based on Sir Winston Churchill’s biography of his ancestors, the first Duke and Duchess of Marlborough, this classic BBC miniseries is a tender love story. John Churchill was a military genius who never lost a battle. Sarah Jennings was the intimate friend of a princess who later became queen. This addictive drama follows them from their budding romance in the court of King Charles II through five decades and five monarchs from the tumultuous House of Stuart. Starring John Neville as John Churchill with Susan Hampshire (Monarch of the Glen, The Pallisers) in an Emmy®-winning performance as the tempestuous Sarah.
