Brian and Margaret is an upcoming two-part Channel 4 docu-series starring Steve Coogan as Brian Walden and Harriet Walter as Margaret Thatcher.
| Brian and Margaret | |
|---|---|
| Screenplay by | James Graham |
| Directed by | Stephen Frears |
| Starring | |
| Country of origin | United Kimgdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 2 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Sarah Monteith Delyth Scudamore Rupert Majendie |
| Producer | Dan Winch |
| Production company | |
| Original release | |
| Network | Channel 4 |
Premise
editThe series depicts the final television interview of soon-to-be-outgoing Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and journalist Brian Walden which took place in 1989, and from which their friendship never recovered.[1]
Cast
edit- Harriet Walter as Margaret Thatcher
- Steve Coogan as Brian Walden
- Emma Sidi as Sue Richardson
- Ivan Kaye as Nigel Lawson
- Ross Armstrong as John Wakefield
- Karan Gill as Vinay Ahmed
Production
editThe series is from Baby Cow Productions. It is directed by Stephen Frears and written by James Graham, with Steve Coogan starring as television interviewer Brian Walden and Harriet Walter co-starring as former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher. It has Sarah Monteith, Delyth Scudamore and Rupert Majendie as executive producers while Dan Winch is series producer.[2] The cast also includes Emma Sidi, Ross Armstrong, Karan Gill and Ivan Kaye.[3][4][5]
First look images from the production with Coogan and Walter in character were released by Channel 4 in October 2024.[6]
Broadcast
editThe two-part series is expected to be broadcast on Channel 4 in 2025.[7]
References
edit- ^ Baldwin, Sian (1 October 2024). "First look at 'Brian and Margaret', a Channel 4 drama depicting former PM Thatcher's final ever TV interview". Evening Standard. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
- ^ Goldbart, Max (14 June 2024). "'Succession' Star Harriet Walter To Play Margaret Thatcher In 'Frost/Nixon'-Style Channel 4 Drama From Stephen Frears, James Graham, Steve Coogan". Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ Emily, Olivia (2 October 2024). "First Look At Channel 4's Brian and Margaret". Country and Townhouse. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ Aroesti, Rachel (18 October 2024). "'Oh god I'm Sue Gray – don't, I'm cringing': comic Emma Sidi brings the embattled civil servant to the stage". The Guaridan. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ Brian and Margaret (Drama), Steve Coogan, Harriet Walter, Emma Sidi, Baby Cow Productions, retrieved 18 October 2024
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ Kanter, Jake (1 October 2024). "First Look At 'Succession's Harriet Walter As Margaret Thatcher In Channel 4's 'Brian & Margaret'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
- ^ Hibbs, James (2 October 2024). "Channel 4 reveals first-look images of Harriet Walter as Margaret Thatcher in Brian and Margaret". Radio Times. Retrieved 2 October 2024.