Who is Winston Churchill in The Crown?

The old lion, again · Downing Street

Winston Churchill (The old lion, again) is a character in The Crown, part of Downing Street. Winston Churchill returns to Downing Street at seventy-six — the war-winner reelected past his vigor, governing on legend, naps, and the conviction that nobody else can be trusted with England. To the new young queen he is tutor, subject, and occasional bully, lecturing her in weekly audiences while concealing his strokes from the country. Churchill's last act is a masterclass in the gap between the myth of power and its actuarial reality.

When does Winston Churchill first appear?

Winston Churchill first appears in Season 1, Episode 1 (“Wolferton Splash”) of The Crown (2016–2023, Netflix).

Who else is introduced in this episode?

• Elizabeth II — The crown made flesh
• Prince Philip — The consort who chafes
• Princess Margaret — The spare with the spotlight
• King George VI — The reluctant king
• Peter Townsend — The equerry who looked up

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