Having won the Second World War, Churchill is far from done. In the summer of 1945, he asks British voters for another five years as Prime Minister. But the election campaign is a step too far for Churchill, who is broken after five years as Britain’s war leader. He loses the election, but not his faith in the people’s right to choose.

This is the story of the man behind the myth. Using rarely seen footage, personal photographs… and told by those who knew him well.