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