1989. Two old friends, politician-turned-journalist Brian Walden and Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, sit for one of the most famous political exchanges of all time, one that would end a political era and a long-term friendship as it reshaped national opinion and triggered the downfall of the Iron Lady.
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1989. When two old friends – the “much feared inquisitor” Brian Walden and “Iron Lady" Margaret Thatcher – come together for their last-ever TV interview, little do they realize they're about to embark on one of the most famous political exchanges of all time.
Helmed by Steve Coogan as politician-turned-journalist Brian Walden and Harriet Walter as Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, this drama recounts the end of a political era and a long-term friendship, tensely reconstructing the seismic London Weekend Television interview that reshaped national opinion and signposted the end of Thatcher’s premiership. Brian and Margaret never spoke again after their final encounter.
Harriet Walter as Margaret Thatcher.
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Emma Sidi as Sue Richardson, Ross Armstrong as John Wakefield, Steve Coogan as Brian Walden and Gurjeet Singh as Vinay Ahmed (left to right).
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Steve Coogan as Brian Walden and Harriet Walter as Margaret Thatcher.
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Steve Coogan as Brian Walden and Harriet Walter as Margaret Thatcher.
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Harriet Walter as Margaret Thatcher.
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