ax , ▁with ▁historian ▁Martin ▁Gilbert ▁as ▁co - writer . ▁Church ill ▁was ▁played ▁by ▁Robert ▁Hard y , ▁who ▁earned ▁a ▁B AF TA ▁nom ination ▁for ▁Best ▁A ctor ▁and ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁play ▁him ▁in ▁several ▁other ▁produ ctions . ▁ ▁Plot ▁summary ▁The ▁series ▁focus es ▁on ▁the ▁de cade ▁from ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁during ▁which ▁W inst on ▁Church ill ▁was ▁out ▁of ▁power ▁and ▁out ▁of ▁favour . ▁During ▁that ▁time ▁he ▁attempted ▁to ▁make ▁his ▁colle agues ▁and ▁coun tr ymen ▁aware ▁of ▁Naz i ▁Germany ' s ▁ ▁threat ▁to ▁Britain . ▁He ▁comes ▁up ▁against ▁much ▁resistance ▁from ▁fellow ▁polit icians ▁Stanley ▁Bald win , ▁Samuel ▁Ho are ▁and ▁the ▁appe as ement ▁policies ▁of ▁Ne ville ▁Chamber lain . ▁He ▁faces ▁problems ▁not ▁only ▁in ▁politics ▁but ▁at ▁home ▁as ▁well . ▁ ▁Epis odes ▁ ▁Cast ▁ ▁Robert ▁Hard y ▁as ▁W inst on ▁Church ill ▁Si ân ▁Phill ips ▁as ▁Clement ine ▁Church ill ▁N ig el ▁Ha vers ▁as ▁Rand olph ▁Church ill ▁Tim ▁P ig ott - Smith ▁as ▁Br end an ▁Bra cken ▁David ▁Swift ▁as ▁Professor ▁Lin dem ann ▁Sher rie ▁H ew son ▁as ▁Mrs . ▁Pear man ▁Mor ay ▁Watson ▁as ▁Major ▁Des mond ▁Mort on ▁Paul ▁Fre eman ▁as ▁Ralph ▁W ig ram ▁Frank ▁M idd lem ass ▁as ▁Lord ▁Derby ▁Sam ▁W an am aker ▁as ▁Bernard ▁Bar uch ▁Peter ▁B ark worth ▁as