Name: Brian and Maggie
Rating: 7.2

Synopsis

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.

First Air Date: 2025-01-29

Last Air Date: 2025-01-30

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 2

Created By: James Graham

Networks: Channel 4

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Top Cast

Steve Coogan as Brian Walden
Harriet Walter as Margaret Thatcher
Paul Clayton as Bernard Ingham
Ross Armstrong as John Wakefield
Tom Mothersdale as David Cox
Emma Sidi as Sue Richardson
Karan Gill as Vinay Ahmed
Ivan Kaye as Nigel Lawson
Paul Higgins as Geoffrey Howe
Simon Paisley Day as Ian Gow

Seasons

Miniseries (2025)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Episode 1 (2025-01-29)

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...
Ep. 2: Episode 2 (2025-01-30)

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.