Disraeli is the name of a four-part series, made for ATV in 1978, about the great statesman. Written by David Butler, produced by Cecil Clarke, directed by Claude Whatham, it stars Ian McShane (Disraeli), Mary Peach (Mary Anne), Rosemary Leach (Queen Victoria), and Anton Rodgers (George Bentick). It focused on Disraeli's personal life as much as it did on his political personna. Associated TeleVision Limited, later ATV Network and best known simply as ATV, was a British ITV company from 1955 until 1981. ... Ian McShane (born 29 September 1942 in Blackburn) is a British actor. ... Mary Peach (born October 20, 1934 in Durban, South Africa) is a British film and television actress. ... Rosemary Leach (born December 18, 1925) is a British stage and film actress. ... Anton Rodgers (born 10 January 1933, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire) is a British actor. ...
It was broadcast in the US as part of Masterpiece Theatre in 1980. Masterpiece Theatre is a long-running television series produced by WGBH which premiered on PBS on January 10, 1971. ...
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