The First Lady
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.
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Seasons
- Ep 1
1.Lash Out
07-04-196850 min - Ep 2
2.The Glass Hammer
14-04-196850 min - Ep 3
3.Ministry Approved
21-04-196850 min - Ep 4
4.Upset
28-04-196850 min - Ep 5
5.Cleverclogs
05-05-196850 min - Ep 6
6.The First Stone
12-05-196850 min - Ep 7
7.A Little Goodwill
19-05-196850 min - Ep 8
8.Mrs. Whatever
26-05-196850 min - Ep 9
9.The Noble Tradition
02-06-196850 min - Ep 10
10.Counter Claim
09-06-196850 min - Ep 11
11.King of Furness
16-06-196850 min - Ep 12
12.Yes, But Who Am I?
23-06-196850 min - Ep 13
13.Past Indefinite
30-06-196850 min - Ep 14
14.Vacancy
11-07-196850 min - Ep 15
15.Worked Out
18-07-196850 min - Ep 16
16.A Time of Fear
25-07-196850 min - Ep 17
17.You Too Can Change the World
01-08-196850 min - Ep 18
18.Print and Be Damned
08-08-196850 min - Ep 19
19.The Bigger They Come
15-08-196850 min - Ep 20
20.Love Thy Neighbour
22-08-196850 min - Ep 21
21.Risk Involved
29-08-196850 min - Ep 22
22.A Very Dear Friend
05-09-196850 min - Ep 23
23.I'm Talking About Us
20-03-196950 min - Ep 24
24.This Hurts Me More Than It Hurts You
27-03-196950 min - Ep 25
25.Neighbours
10-04-196950 min - Ep 26
26.Blow Hot, Blow Cold
17-04-196950 min - Ep 27
27.The Battle of Waterloo Street
24-04-196950 min - Ep 28
28.I Don't Like Him
01-05-196950 min - Ep 29
29.To Hell With Purity
08-05-196950 min - Ep 30
30.The Man From Down Under
15-05-196950 min - Ep 31
31.All Right For Other People
29-05-196950 min - Ep 32
32.Radio Sarah
05-06-196950 min - Ep 33
33.In Shocking Taste
12-06-196950 min - Ep 34
34.All In A Good Cause
19-06-196950 min - Ep 35
35.And They Call That Progress
26-06-196950 min - Ep 36
36.A Banner With A Strange Device
03-07-196950 min - Ep 37
37.A Cross for Sarah
10-07-196950 min - Ep 38
38.The Whips Are Out
17-07-196950 min
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