The First Lady (1968)
The First Lady (1968)
Plot.
The series starred Thora Hird as crusading local councillor Sarah Danby and was set around the fictional borough of Furness in Lancashire. Capitalising on the popularity of its lead actress, The First Lady was a down-to-earth series exploring the inner workings of local government.
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Cast & Crew.
Thora Hird
James Grout
Henry Knowles
Tom Danby
Robert Keegan
Will Tarrant
Donald Layne-Smith
Alderman Bowland
Pamela Craig
Betty
Mary Hignett
Miss. Brookfield
David Sullivan Proudfoot
Director
Terence Dudley
Director
Frank Cox
Director
Elwyn Jones
Writer
Gerry Davis
Writer
Richard Wilson
John Ringham
George A. Cooper
Margaret John
Andrew Keir
Lennard Pearce
Michael Bilton
Harry Towb
George Waring
Jack Smethurst
Roger Hammond
Brenda Bruce
Details.
This TV Show Is About.
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Wiki.
The First Lady is a British television series produced by the BBC in 1968 and 1969.
The series starred Thora Hird as crusading local councillor Sarah Danby and was set around the fictional borough of Furness in Lancashire. Capitalising on the popularity of its lead actress, The First Lady was a down-to-earth series exploring the inner workings of local government.
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.