Written by RTS award-winner James Graham (Sherwood, Quiz, Brexit: The Uncivil War) and based on political editor and TV producer Rob Burley’s book ‘Why is This Lying Bastard Lying to Me?: Searching for the Truth on Political TV’, first-look images have been released for Brian and Margaret, coming to Channel 4 in 2025.
The images feature two-time Academy Award nominee Steve Coogan (The Reckoning, Philomena) as Brian Walden, the ‘much-feared inquisitor’ and Harriet Walter (Succession, Ted Lasso, Silo) as Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, in the two-part drama which has been directed by Academy Award nominee and BAFTA-winning Stephen Frears (A Very English Scandal, Florence Foster Jenkins, Philomena).
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When Brian Walden and Margaret Thatcher came together for their last TV interview in 1989, little did they know they were about to embark on one of the most famous political exchanges of all time. The 45-minute showdown became a national talking point and set in motion a series of events that ended with Margaret’s resignation as prime minister. Afterwards, they never spoke again…
Brian and Margaret is a Baby Cow Production, a BBC Studios-owned production label, and has been commissioned for Channel 4 by Ollie Madden, Director of Film 4 and Head of Channel 4 Drama, alongside Ben Wadey, Drama Commissioning Executive. Executive producers are Sarah Monteith (The Ballad of Wallis Island, Changing Ends, Chivalry), Delyth Scudamore (Toxic Town, A Very British Scandal), Rupert Majendie (The Ballad of Wallis Island, Brian and Charles). Dan Winch (Black Mirror, Quiz, A Very English Scandal) is the producer. BBC Studios is the international distributor of the series.
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