Margaret

Overview

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.

Cast

Lindsay Duncan

Margaret Thatcher

Ian McDiarmid

Denis Thatcher

Roger Allam

John Wakeham

Kevin McNally

Kenneth Clarke

Roger Ashton-Griffiths

John Sergeant

Michael Maloney

John Major

Roy Marsden

Norman Tebbit

Guy Henry

Tristan Garel-Jones

Nigel Le Vaillant

Ted Heath

Robert Hardy

Willie Whitelaw

James Fox

Charles Powell

Philip Jackson

Bernard Ingham