''The First Lady'' is a

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series produced by the

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in 1968 and 1969. The series starred

Thora Hird Dame Thora Hird (28 May 1911 – 15 March 2003) was an English actress and comedian, presenter and writer. In a career spanning over 70 years, she appeared in more than 100 film and television roles, becoming a household name and a Briti ...

as crusading local councillor Sarah Danby and was set around the fictional borough of Furness in

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. 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 Lost television broadcasts are mostly those early television programs which cannot be accounted for in studio archives (or in personal archives) usually because of deliberate destruction or neglect. Common reasons for loss A significant prop ...

policy of the era, the series mostly no longer exists in the BBC archives, with only one complete episode that is known to exist.

Cast

as Sarah Danby (39 episodes, 1968–1969) *Henry Knowles as Tom Danby (38 episodes, 1968–1969) *

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as Will Tarrant (38 episodes, 1968–1969) *

James Grout James David Grout (22 October 1927 – 24 June 2012) was an English actor of radio and television. Early life Grout was born in London, the son of Beatrice Anne and William Grout. He trained to be an actor at RADA. Career His BBC Radio 4 appear ...

as George Kingston (38 episodes, 1968–1969) *

Margaret John Margaret John (14 December 1926 – 2 February 2011) was a Welsh, BAFTA award-winning actress, known for her role as Doris O'Neill in ''Gavin & Stacey''. Early life Born in Swansea, as a child she wanted to be a nurse or vet, but she could ...

as Margaret Kingston (8 episodes, 1968–1969) *Donald Layne-Smith as Alderman Bowland (4 episodes, 1968–1969) *Pamela Craig as Betty (3 episodes, 1968–1969) *

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as Fred Glossop (3 episodes, 1968–1969)

References

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* BBC television dramas Lost BBC episodes 1960s British drama television series 1968 British television series debuts 1969 British television series endings Black-and-white British television shows English-language television shows {{BBC-tv-prog-stub