Brian and Maggie
A dramatization of the story behind and occasion of Thatcher’s last TV interview, the hugely damaging ITV grilling by her old friend Brian Walden, which some view as the final nail in her prime ministerial coffin.
Overview
A dramatization of the story behind and occasion of Thatcher’s last TV interview, the hugely damaging ITV grilling by her old friend Brian Walden, which some view as the final nail in her prime ministerial coffin.
Delyth Scudamore
Creator / EP
Dan Winch
Producer
Episodes
1. Episode 1
After resigning as a Labour MP, Brian Walden is poached by LWT to front a heavyweight political programme. His first guest: Margaret Thatcher. And so, an unlikely friendship begins...
2. Episode 2
Chancellor Nigel Lawson resigns, plunging Thatcher into crisis. Days later, Margaret’s seismic TV interview with Brian Walden sets in motion the end of her premiership - and their friendship.
Cast & Crew
Harriet Walter
Margaret Thatcher
Steve Coogan
Brian Walden
Paul Clayton
Bernard Ingham
Tom Mothersdale
David Cox
Emma Sidi
Sue Richardson
Karan Gill
Vinay Ahmed
