Margaret

1h 53min

TV Movie

Drama

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.

Production Companies

BBC

Great Meadow Productions

Cast

Lindsay Duncan

Lindsay Duncan

Margaret Thatcher
Ian McDiarmid

Ian McDiarmid

Denis Thatcher
Roger Allam

Roger Allam

John Wakeham
Kevin McNally

Kevin McNally

Kenneth Clarke
Michael Maloney

Michael Maloney

John Major
Roy Marsden

Roy Marsden

Norman Tebbit
Guy Henry

Guy Henry

Tristan Garel-Jones
Robert Hardy

Robert Hardy

Willie Whitelaw
James Fox

James Fox

Charles Powell
Philip Jackson

Philip Jackson

Bernard Ingham
John Sessions

John Sessions

Geoffrey Howe
Oliver Cotton

Oliver Cotton

Michael Heseltine
Julian Firth

Julian Firth

Norman Lamont
Elizabeth Bennett

Elizabeth Bennett

Sue Mastriforte
Olivia Poulet

Olivia Poulet

Carol Thatcher
Dermot Crowley

Dermot Crowley

Airey Neave
Rupert Vansittart

Rupert Vansittart

Peter Morrison
Tim McMullan

Tim McMullan

William Waldegrave
Paul Jesson

Paul Jesson

Kenneth Baker
Nicholas Day

Nicholas Day

Cranley Onslow
Nicholas Jones

Nicholas Jones

Tim Renton
Christian McKay

Christian McKay

John Whittingdale
Charlotte Asprey

Charlotte Asprey

Caroline Stephens
Martin Chamberlain

Martin Chamberlain

Nigel Lawson
Alan Cox

Alan Cox

Gordon Reece
Jenny Howe

Jenny Howe

Cynthia Crawford
Diana Kent

Diana Kent

Margaret King
Oliver Le Sueur

Oliver Le Sueur

Mark Thatcher
George Pensotti

George Pensotti

Speaker of the Commons
Mark Perry

Mark Perry

John MacGregor
Nicholas Rowe

Nicholas Rowe

Malcolm Rifkind

Release date

26th Mar 2009

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English