Churchill's Secret on MASTERPIECE Sunday, September 11 Special Time 8pm ET on PBS

"Michael Gambon triumphs..." -The Guardian

Michael Gambon (The Singing Detective, Harry Potter) stars as Winston Churchill in this dramatization of Churchill's life-threatening stroke in the summer of 1953, when he was prime minister for the second time. His illness and battle to recover were kept secret from the world. Lindsay Duncan (Birdman) plays Churchill's wife Clementine, and Romola Garai (The Hour) is the remarkable young nurse who cared for him.

Churchill's Secret is a co-production of Daybreak Pictures and Masterpiece for ITV. The director is Charles Sturridge. The producer is Timothy Bricknell. The executive producers are Hal Vogel and David Aukin for Daybreak Pictures and Rebecca Eaton for MASTERPIECE at WGBH Boston. Based on the book The Churchill Secret: KBO, written by author Jonathan Smith, Churchill's Secret is adapted for television by Stewart Harcourt.

The top-rated primetime show on PBS, MASTERPIECE is celebrating its 45th anniversary in 2016. MASTERPIECE is presented on PBS by WGBH Boston. Rebecca Eaton is Executive Producer. Funding for the series is provided by Viking River Cruises and Audible with additional support from public television viewers and contributors to The MASTERPIECE Trust. MASTERPIECE is known for presenting iconic shows such as Upstairs Downstairs, Prime Suspect, The Forsyte Saga, Poldark, Sherlock, and Downton Abbey.