A detailed and compelling portrait of one of the most formidable characters in British politics as she faces her final days in power. The year is 1990 and Margaret Thatcher's support within the government is wavering - her hold on the premiership hangs in the balance. Then, long-serving politician Sir Geoffrey Howe resigns over Thatcher's attitude to Europe. His resignation speech sparks a chain of events that leads to the overthrow of Britain's first woman prime minister. This modern dramatic tragedy illustrates the strengths and fatal flaws of this iconic woman more clearly than ever before and reveals how the very aspects of her character that helped her secure power are the ones that ensured her downfall. Drama starring Lindsay Duncan.
Made in GB
5.8/10
2009
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Cast
Lindsay Duncan
As Margaret Thatcher
Ian McDiarmid
As Denis Thatcher
Roger Allam
As John Wakeham
Kevin McNally
As Kenneth Clarke
Roger Ashton-Griffiths
As John Sergeant
Michael Maloney
As John Major
Roy Marsden
As Norman Tebbit
Guy Henry
As Tristan Garel-Jones
Nigel Le Vaillant
As Ted Heath
Robert Hardy
As Willie Whitelaw
James Fox
As Charles Powell
Philip Jackson
As Bernard Ingham
John Sessions
As Geoffrey Howe
Oliver Cotton
As Michael Heseltine
Julian Firth
As Norman Lamont
Rosemary Leach
As The Queen
Elizabeth Bennett
As Sue Mastriforte
Olivia Poulet
As Carol Thatcher
Michael Cochrane
As Alan Clark
Dermot Crowley
As Airey Neave
Nicholas Le Prevost
As Douglas Hurd
Rupert Vansittart
As Peter Morrison
Tim McMullan
As William Waldegrave
Paul Jesson
As Kenneth Baker
Nicholas Day
As Cranley Onslow
Nicholas Jones
As Tim Renton
Christian McKay
As John Whittingdale
Charlotte Asprey
As Caroline Stephens
Martin Chamberlain
As Nigel Lawson
Alan Cox
As Gordon Reece
Jenny Howe
As Cynthia Crawford
Diana Kent
As Margaret King
Oliver Le Sueur
As Mark Thatcher
Francis Maguire
As Official
Douglas McFerran
As MP
George Pensotti
As Speaker of the Commons
Mark Perry
As John MacGregor
Nicholas Rowe
As Malcolm Rifkind
Tim Wallers
As MP
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