Season 1

Season 1 (1960)

The Valiant Years was a documentary produced by ABC based on the memoirs of Winston Churchill, directed by Anthony Bushell and John Schlesinger, narrated by Gary Merrill and with extracts from the memoirs voiced by Richard Burton. It ran in the United States from 1960 to 1961, in 27 30-minute episodes and was broadcast in the UK by the BBC from February to August 1961.[


Episodes: 27

Star Cast: Gary Merrill , Richard Burton , Rita Webb ,



Episodes List

Ep.1 The Gathering Storm

Air Date: 1960-11-27

Ep.2 Combat Deepens

Air Date: 1960-12-04

Ep.3 Dunkirk

Air Date: 1960-12-11

Ep.4 French Agony

Air Date: 1961-01-08

Ep.5 Take One with You

Air Date: 1961-01-15

Ep.6 The Ravens Remain

Air Date: 1961-01-22

Ep.7 Struggle at Sea

Air Date: 1961-01-29

Ep.8 Hinge of Fate

Air Date: 1961-02-05

Ep.9 Alone no More

Air Date: 1961-02-12

Ep.10 Out of the East

Air Date: 1961-02-19

Ep.11 The Torch is Lit

Air Date: 1961-02-26

Ep.12 Sand and Snow

Air Date: 1961-03-05

Ep.13 Strike Hard, Strike Home!

Air Date: 1961-03-12

Ep.14 Closing the Ring

Air Date: 1961-03-19

Ep.15 Be Sure you Win

Air Date: 1961-03-26

Ep.16 Turning of the Tide

Air Date: 1961-04-02

Ep.17 The Die is Cast

Air Date: 1961-04-09

Ep.18 D-Day

Air Date: 1961-04-16

Ep.19 Europe Set Ablaze

Air Date: 1961-04-23

Ep.20 Triumph in France

Air Date: 1961-04-30

Ep.21 Beginning of the End

Air Date: 1961-05-07

Ep.22 Final Christmas

Air Date: 1961-05-14

Ep.23 Yalta

Air Date: 1961-05-21

Ep.24 Tying the Knot

Air Date: 1961-05-28

Ep.25 Götterdämmerung

Air Date: 1961-06-04

Ep.26 Goodbye, Mr Churchill

Air Date: 1961-06-11

Ep.27 The Will to Victory

Air Date: 1961-06-18