The First Lady(1968)

series - first aired/released 1968-04-07 - audience 10.0

Drama

Directed by Ben Rea, Brian Parker, David Andrews, David Sullivan Proudfoot, Eric Hills, Frank Cox, Mark Cullingham, Paul Ciappessoni, Ronald Wilson, Terence Dudley

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.