The First Lady (TV series)

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The First Lady
Genre	Drama
Created by	Philip Levene
Written by	Alan Plater Robert Storey
Directed by	David Sullivan Proudfoot Brian Parker
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Language(s)	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	39
Production
Producer(s)	David Rose
Location(s)	Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England, UK
Running time	50 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	BBC
Original run	7 April 1968 – 17 July 1969

The First Lady is a British television series produced by the BBC in 1968 and 1969.

The series starred Thora Hird as crusading local councillor Sarah Danby and was set around the fictional borough of Furness in Lancashire. 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 policy of the era, the series mostly no longer exists in the BBC archives, with only one complete episode that is known to exist.^[1]

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The First Lady at the Internet Movie Database

v d e The works of Alan Plater

Television writing	A Smashing Day (1962) The First Lady (1968-69) Land of Green Ginger (Play for Today, 1973) The Stars Look Down (1975) Oh No, It's Selwyn Froggitt! (1976-77) Trinity Tales (1975) Willow Cabins(1975) By Christian Judges Condemned (1976) Middlemen (1976) The Good Companions (1980) Get Lost! (1981) The Barchester Chronicles (1982) Bewitched (1983) The Consultant (1983) Pride of our Alley (1983) On the Edge of Sand (1985) On Your Way Riley (1985) Crystal Spirit: Orwell on Jura (1985) Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced (1985) The Beiderbecke Affair (1985) Coming Through (1985) Death Is Part of the Process (1986) Fortunes of War (1987) The Beiderbecke Tapes (1987) The Beiderbecke Connection (1988) A Very British Coup (1988) Misterioso (1991) Selected Exits (1993) Doggin' Around (1994) Oliver's Travels (1995) The Last of the Blonde Bombshells (2000) Joe Maddison's War (2010)

Films	The Virgin and the Gypsy (1970) Juggernaut (1970) It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet (1975) Priest of Love (1981) A Day in Summer (1990) Keep the Aspidistra Flying (1997)

Stage	The Mating Season (1963) The Rainbow Machine (1963) The Referees (1963) Ted's Cathedral (1963) See The Pretty Lights (1965) Shooting The Legend (1965) A Smashing Day (1965) Hop, Step And Jump (1967) Charlie Came To Our Town (1968) Close The Coalhouse Door (1968) The What On The Landing? (1968) And A Little Love Besides (1970) Don't Build A Bridge, Drain The River! (1970) Simon Says! (1970) King Billy Vaudeville Show (1971) The Tigers Are Coming - OK? (1975) Swallows On The Water (1973) Tales Of Humberside (1975) Our Albert (1976) Drums Along The Ginnel (1977) The Fosdyke Saga (1977) Fosdyke 2 (1977) Well Good Night Then. . .. (1978) On Your Way, Riley! (1982) Skyhooks (1982) A Foot On The Earth (1984) Prez (1985) In Blackberry Time (1987) Rent Party (1989) Going Home (1990) Sweet Sorrow (1990) I Thought I Heard A Rustling (1991) All Credit To The Lads (1998) Peggy For You (1999) Greenvoe (2000) Tales From The Backyard (2001) Only A Matter Of Time (2002) Barriers (2003) The Last Days Of The Empire (2003) Charlie's Trousers (2004) Confessions Of A City Supporter (2004) Sweet William (2005) Tales From The Golden Slipper (2007) Looking for Buddy (2009)

Other works	Doggin' Around (autobiography, 2006)

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