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Thursday, October 3, 2024

SEE STEVE COOGAN AND HARRIET WALTER IN FIRST IMAGES FROM BRIAN AND MARGARET STEPHEN FREARS' MINI SERIES ON THATCHER

  BRIAN AND MARGARET  
FIRST LOOK FROM NEW TV SERIES
Channel 4 will release it sometime next year, but we have the first images from their two part mini series BRIAN AND MARGARET by Stephen Frears, which features Steve Coogan as Brian Walden, the much feared inquisitor and Harriet Walter as prime minister Margaret Thatcher. The series is based on Rob Burley’s book Why is This Lying Bastard Lying to Me?: Searching for the Truth on Political TV.
  THE STORY OF THE SERIES IS SET
in 1989. When Brian and Margaret came together for their last ever TV interview, little did they know they were about to embark on one of the most famous political exchanges of all time. The 45-minute showdown became a national talking point and set in train a series of events that ended with Margaret’s resignation. Afterwards, they never spoke again…
 

6 comments:

  1. Not sure they got the right one to play Margaret Thatcher...

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    1. Agreed, does not look at all like her, there are actresses who are more similar.

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  2. No she doesn't look much like MT. Sometimes an actor/actress can carry it off if he/she can get the essence of someone's character. The late impersonator/comedienne Janet Brown could carry off a cracking MT but alas she's no longer with us.

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    1. And Harriet is such a very specific actress, not a chameleon type at all.

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  3. Guess the auditioning pool was running thin the day they did the casting, eh?

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