Last of the 27 episodes in “The Valiant Years” series, “Goodbye Mr. Churchill” first aired in 1961. The episode focuses primarily on events in 1945, leading up to the moment when he lost his seat as Prime Minister and was relegated into leading the opposition. The episode takes its title from a famous newspaper headline .
The Valiant Years was originally produced by ABC, and based on the memoirs of Winston Churchill, It was directed by Anthony Bushell and John Schlesinger, narrated by Gary Merrill and with extracts from the memoirs voiced by Richard Burton, and featured a score by Richard Rodgers.
Opening titles: Winston Churchill, The Valiant Years – Goodbye Mr. Churchill, words spoken by Richard Burton (:07). Big Ben and some of the tops of buildings in London, England (1:05). Spring, 1945 – balloons fall from a ceiling inside of a hall; England is back to normal after years of war (1:16). People dance, bands play, people drink and have a good time (1:39). A joyous spring after six years of war , people enjoy time in a park and sunbathing; children ride amusement park rides (2:03). People cheer Winston Churchill (2:59). People are happy in Russia (3:37). Barbed wire fence, troops stand around near the Russian border (4:07). British Parliament building (4:55). Different parties within England speak their mind, people listen (5:07). Churchill tends his resignation (5:34). Sir Leslie Rowan, British industrialist speaks (5:39). Churchill walks (6:11). Poster for Churchill (6:27). Churchill meets people; drives in a car and waves at a crowd (6:35). Russian troops march (7:31). Allied troops get into a train (7:58). American troops are leaving Europe and returning to the United States (8:20). Poor families in England (9:23). Food lines in England (10:06). Churchill is booed by people (10:19). Polling station – time to vote; people cast their ballots (10:43). Churchill sits and relaxes in July 1945; he paints near the sea (11:50). Churchill’s paintings (12:10). Vivien Leigh speaks on the paintings (12:21). Berlin, Germany lays in ruins (13:24). Churchill goes to Berlin and looks around; visits Hitler’s bunker (13:43). British and American troops march (14:25). President of the United States, Harry Truman arrives in Berlin (14:48). Churchill shakes hands with Truman (15:09). Potsdam Conference July 17, 1945; The Potsdam Conference was held in Potsdam, Germany, from July 17 to August 2, 1945. The participants were the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, and the United States, represented by Premier Joseph Stalin, Prime Ministers Winston Churchill and Clement Attlee, and President Harry S. Truman (15:34). Atomic bomb explodes (16:17). Bomb aftermath (16:54). Churchill walks down stairs off an airplane (17:06). Jock Colville, a British civil servant speaks (17:14). Churchill lifts his hat and walks away (18:05). 10 Downing Street, headquarters of the government of the United Kingdom (18:11). Votes are being counted (18:23). Crowds gather (18:40). Labour Party victory in England! (18:51). Lord Boothby, a British politician speaks on Churchill losing (19:11). J.B. Priestley, English novelist and commentator, speaks (19:59). Crowds wave at Churchill in a car (21:18). Britain burns during WWII (21:26). Dunkirk (21:39). Fall of France (21:45). Paratroopers jump out of a plane (21:51). Surrender in Hong Kong (22:04). Bombing of Britain during WWII (22:12). Churchill is dismissed from office in July 1945 (22:36). Still pictures of Churchill (22:53). Churchill still pictures through the years starting as a boy (23:31). End credits (25:05).
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