In the summer of 1953, Britain’s renowned wartime leader is two years into his second term as Prime Minister. After he suffers a life-threatening stroke, news of his condition is kept a
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In the summer of 1953, Britain’s renowned wartime leader is two years into his second term as Prime Minister. After he suffers a life-threatening stroke, news of his condition is kept a secret from the public, and he is taken to the family home of Chartwell to recuperate. As his wife Clemmie begs him to give up on politics and the cabinet schemes for his replacement, Churchill fights for his health and his position in government.