Margaret is a 2009 television film produced by Great Meadow Productions for the BBC. It was first broadcast on 26 February 2009 on BBC Two. It was made by the same production company as the 2008 television film The Long Walk to Finchley, which fictionalised the start of Thatcher's political career.
Hardy, Fox, Vansittart and Cochrane had all appeared in the 2002 TV production of The Falklands Play, by Ian Curteis, about an earlier period in Thatcher's premiership; although many political figures were featured in both films, none of the four actors played the same roles in both.
Allam, Cochrane, Jones and Sessions would go on to appear in the 2011 film The Iron Lady about Thatcher's rise to power, relationship with her husband, and life after politics.
ReceptionEdit
The Guardian critic praised the "deft casting" and stated that the flashbacks were "illuminating and sometimes entertaining" and that some episodes in the drama were "wholly imaginary and thoroughly un-Thatcherite, but ... [hang] around the mind like cigar smoke".[2]
White, Michael (17 February 2009). "The lady's not for turning off: Drama shows the chinks in Thatcher's armour". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 February 2009.
Aaronovitch, David (23 February 2008). "Portillo on Thatcher as Tory pin-up". The Times. Retrieved 5 June 2008.
Holmwood, Leigh (29 May 2008). "A Free Country: BBC lines up new series by Tony Saint". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 June 2008.
Marcus, Sarah (28 April 2008). "Lindsay Duncan to play Margaret Thatcher". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2008.
October 22, 2023
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Margaret is a 2009 television film produced by Great Meadow Productions for the BBC It was first broadcast on 26 February 2009 on BBC Two It was made by the same production company as the 2008 television film The Long Walk to Finchley which fictionalised the start of Thatcher s political career MargaretWritten byRichard CottanDirected byJames KentStarringLindsay DuncanJames FoxRobert HardyCountry of originUnited KingdomOriginal languageEnglishProductionProducerSanne WohlenbergRunning time113 minutesReleaseOriginal networkBBC TwoOriginal release26 February 2009 2009 02 26 RelatedThe Long Walk to Finchley Contents 1 Plot 2 Production 3 Cast 4 Reception 5 Media releases 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksPlot EditMargaret is a fictionalisation of the life of Margaret Thatcher played by Lindsay Duncan and her fall from the premiership in the 1990 leadership election with flashbacks telling the story of Thatcher s defeat of Edward Heath in the 1975 leadership election 1 Production EditOn 9 April 2008 it was announced that Duncan was to play Thatcher and filming commenced in summer 2008 Cast EditLindsay Duncan Margaret Thatcher Prime Minister Ian McDiarmid Denis Thatcher Prime Minister s Spouse Robert Hardy Willie Whitelaw Former Deputy Prime Minister and Home Secretary James Fox Charles Powell Prime Minister s Foreign Policy Advisor and Private Secretary Rupert Vansittart Peter Morrison Prime Minister s Parliamentary Private Secretary Alan Cox Gordon Reece Prime Minister s Media Advisor Christian McKay John Whittingdale Prime Minister s Political Secretary Oliver Le Sueur Mark Thatcher Prime Minister s Son Olivia Poulet Carol Thatcher Prime Minister s Daughter Kevin McNally Kenneth Clarke Education Secretary Roy Marsden Norman Tebbit former cabinet minister Nicholas Rowe Malcolm Rifkind Scotland Secretary Michael Maloney John Major Chancellor of the Exchequer Roger Allam John Wakeham Energy Secretary Allam would go on to have a role in The Iron Lady a big screen portrayal of Thatcher s terms in office Nicholas Jones Tim Renton Chief Whip Jones is also in The Iron Lady as Admiral Henry Leach Tim McMullan William Waldegrave Foreign Office Minister Nicholas Le Provost Douglas Hurd Foreign Secretary Michael Cochrane Alan Clark Defence Minister and Thatcher Supporter Cochrane would also go on to have a role in The Iron Lady John Sessions Geoffrey Howe Deputy Prime Minister and Leader of the House of Commons Sessions would also go on to have a role in The Iron Lady Philip Jackson Bernard Ingham Prime Minister s Press Secretary Roger Ashton Griffiths John Sergeant ITV Reporter Oliver Cotton Michael Heseltine Former Defence Secretary Guy Henry Tristan Garel Jones Government Whip Diana Kent Margaret King Elizabeth Bennett Sue Mastriforte Julian Firth Norman Lamont Chief Secretary to the Treasury Rosemary Leach Queen Elizabeth II Douglas McFerran MP2 Nigel Le Vaillant Edward Heath Former Conservative Leader and Prime Minister Dermot Crowley Airey Neave Thatcher Campaign Manager in 1975 Ian Hughes John Gummer Nicholas Day Cranley Onslow Paul Jesson Kenneth Baker Charlotte Asprey Caroline Stephens Thatcher s secretary wife of Lord Ryder of Wensum Jenny Howe Cynthia Crawford Tim Wallers MP1 Martin Chamberlain Nigel Lawson Mark Perry John MacGregor George Pensotti Speaker of the House of Commons Francis Maguire Official Hardy Fox Vansittart and Cochrane had all appeared in the 2002 TV production of The Falklands Play by Ian Curteis about an earlier period in Thatcher s premiership although many political figures were featured in both films none of the four actors played the same roles in both Allam Cochrane Jones and Sessions would go on to appear in the 2011 film The Iron Lady about Thatcher s rise to power relationship with her husband and life after politics Reception EditThe Guardian critic praised the deft casting and stated that the flashbacks were illuminating and sometimes entertaining and that some episodes in the drama were wholly imaginary and thoroughly un Thatcherite but hang around the mind like cigar smoke 2 Media releases EditIt is currently available for purchase in the UK See also EditThatcher The Final Days a 1991 film also depicting the final days of Thatcher s premiership Cultural depictions of Margaret ThatcherReferences Edit Margaret introduction BBC Press Office 29 January 2009 Retrieved 18 February 2009 Banks Smith Nancy 27 February 2009 TV review The Guardian External links EditMargaret at BBC Online nbsp Margaret at IMDb White Michael 17 February 2009 The lady s not for turning off Drama shows the chinks in Thatcher s armour The Guardian Retrieved 17 February 2009 Aaronovitch David 23 February 2008 Portillo on Thatcher as Tory pin up The Times Retrieved 5 June 2008 Holmwood Leigh 29 May 2008 A Free Country BBC lines up new series by Tony Saint The Guardian Retrieved 5 June 2008 Marcus Sarah 28 April 2008 Lindsay Duncan to play Margaret Thatcher The Daily Telegraph Archived from the 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