Brian and Maggie
2025 · Channel 4+ · 46 min · 1 season
S01E02 · Episode 2
Wed, 15 Jan, 11:00 pm
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.
About
1989. When two old friends, the 'much feared inquisitor', Brian Walden, and 'Iron Lady' Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, come together for their last ever TV interview, little do they realise they're about to embark on one of the most infamous political exchanges of all time. The 45-minute showdown became a national talking point and set in train a series of events that ended with Margaret's resignation.
Afterwards, they never spoke again…
Episodes
- E01
Episode 1
Wed, 15 Jan· 45 minAfter 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...
- E02
Episode 2
Wed, 15 Jan· 47 minChancellor 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
Steve Coogan
Brian Walden
Harriet Walter
Margaret Thatcher