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These two BBC plays bookend the political career of Margaret Thatcher, between her three turbulent terms of office. Although fictional accountsone sharp and fun, the other dark and powerfulthey provide a unique insight into one of the most significant political figures in British history.
Margaret ThatcherThe Long Walk to Finchley
Starring Andrea Riseborough with Rory Kinnear, Sam West and Geoffrey Palmer
Margaret Roberts is an ambitious twenty-something research chemist on the first rungs of the ladder to parliament. But is the Conservative Party really ready for a young woman prepared to speak her mind? Her journey to power might have started something like this
Margaret
Starring Lindsay Duncan with Ian McDiarmid, James Fox, Robert Hardy and, Kevin McNally Thatcher’s astonishing downfall was one of the most extraordinary stories of political assassination ever seen. This intimate portrayal shows the private figure behind the public persona as she loses the one thing she really cares aboutpower.
