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The First Lady is a British television drama produced for BBC One, starring Thora Hird as crusading local councillor Sarah Danby, set around the fictional Lancashire borough of Furness. Capitalising on the popularity of its lead actress, The First Lady was a down-to-earth series exploring the inner workings of local government.
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- E1 Lash OutNext upApr 7, 1968 · 50 min
- E2 The Glass HammerApr 14, 1968 · 50 min
- E3 Ministry ApprovedApr 21, 1968 · 50 min
- E4 UpsetApr 28, 1968 · 50 min
- E5 CleverclogsMay 5, 1968 · 50 min
- E6 The First StoneMay 12, 1968 · 50 min
- E7 A Little GoodwillMay 19, 1968 · 50 min
Guest stars
Guest stars: Ralph Watson
- E8 Mrs. WhateverMay 26, 1968 · 50 min
Guest stars
Guest stars: Brenda Bruce
- E9 The Noble TraditionJun 2, 1968 · 50 min
- E10 Counter ClaimJun 9, 1968 · 50 min
- E11 King of FurnessJun 16, 1968 · 50 min
- E12 Yes, But Who Am I?Jun 23, 1968 · 50 min
- E13 Past IndefiniteJun 30, 1968 · 50 min
- E14 VacancyJul 11, 1968 · 50 min
- E15 Worked OutJul 18, 1968 · 50 min
- E16 A Time of FearJul 25, 1968 · 50 min
- E17 You Too Can Change the WorldAug 1, 1968 · 50 min
- E18 Print and Be DamnedAug 8, 1968 · 50 min
Guest stars
Guest stars: John Stratton, John Baskcomb
- E19 The Bigger They ComeAug 15, 1968 · 50 min
- E20 Love Thy NeighbourAug 22, 1968 · 50 min
- E21 Risk InvolvedAug 29, 1968 · 50 min
Guest stars
Guest stars: Jack Smethurst, Richard Davies
- E22 A Very Dear FriendSep 5, 1968 · 50 min
- E23 I'm Talking About UsMar 20, 1969 · 50 min
- E24 This Hurts Me More Than It Hurts YouMar 27, 1969 · 50 min
- E25 NeighboursApr 10, 1969 · 50 min
- E26 Blow Hot, Blow ColdApr 17, 1969 · 50 min
- E27 The Battle of Waterloo StreetApr 24, 1969 · 50 min
- E28 I Don't Like HimMay 1, 1969 · 50 min
- E29 To Hell With PurityMay 8, 1969 · 50 min
- E30 The Man From Down UnderMay 15, 1969 · 50 min
- E31 All Right For Other PeopleMay 29, 1969 · 50 min
- E32 Radio SarahJun 5, 1969 · 50 min
- E33 In Shocking TasteJun 12, 1969 · 50 min
- E34 All In A Good CauseJun 19, 1969 · 50 min
- E35 And They Call That ProgressJun 26, 1969 · 50 min
- E36 A Banner With A Strange DeviceJul 3, 1969 · 50 min
- E37 A Cross for SarahJul 10, 1969 · 50 min
- E38 The Whips Are OutJul 17, 1969 · 50 min
Cast & crew
Created by Philip Levene
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Thora Hird
James Grout



