The Life and Times of David Lloyd George
| The Life and Times of David Lloyd George | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Historical drama |
| Written by | Elaine Morgan |
| Directed by | John Hefin |
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| Composer(s) | Ennio Morricone |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of episodes | 9 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Distributor | BBC |
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| Original network | BBC One |
| Original release | 4 March 1981 – 29 April 1981 |
The Life and Times of David Lloyd George is a BBC Wales drama serial broadcast in 1981 on the BBC1 network and which starred Philip Madoc, Lisabeth Miles, Kika Markham and David Markham.
It featured music by Ennio Morricone, including the theme music ("Chi Mai"), which was a surprise hit in the UK charts, reaching number 2. The opening titles showed an elderly David Lloyd George walking through the Welsh countryside near Criccieth remembering his Uncle Lloyd baptising the young David George (later Lloyd George) in a mountain stream.
The series is in 9 hourly parts covering most of the major events of Lloyd George's life from his birth in Manchester in January 1863 until his death in 1945 in Llanystumdwy. The major events of Lloyd George's life are covered in the production including his personal life, specifically the running of two families. The duration of Lloyd George's political career, of over 54 years, combined with the length of the series means that certain periods of history have been skirted over. This is particularly the case with the various Liberal Party splits from 1918 onwards. The historical consultant for the series was the historian A. J. P. Taylor.