British Prime Minister Winston Churchill suffers from a stroke in the summer of 1953 that's kept a secret from the rest of the world.
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Michael Gambon
Winston Churchill
Lindsay Duncan
Clemmie Churchill
Romola Garai
Millie Appleyard
Matthew Macfadyen
Randolph Churchill
Tara Fitzgerald
Diana Churchill
Rachael Stirling
Sarah Churchill
Bill Paterson
Lord Moran
Daisy Lewis
Mary Churchill
Alex Jennings
Anthony Eden
Chris Larkin
Rab Butler
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