Michael Gambon To Play Churchill
Michael Gambon is to join a long line of distinguished actors, from Timothy Spall to Brendan Gleeson, as he takes on the role of Sir Winston Churchill in ITV’s new drama “Churchill’s Secret.” Based on Jonathan Smith’s novel “The Churchill Secret: KBO,” the feature length film catches up with the Prime Minister in the summer of 1953, during his second term in 10 Downing Street. It was during those months that Churchill – now in his late 70s – suffered a life-threatening stroke that was kept secret from the world. The drama reveals his battle to recover from it, as seen through the eyes of his young nurse, Millie Appleyard.
