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Too evil! Too smutty! Too Thatcher! When TV stars demand cuts to their scenes

Not all actors are comfortable with baring their behinds … or their souls. From Bridgerton to The Sopranos, some have insisted on moments being axed – although they don’t always get their way

The Guardian - UK

‘The best screen Thatcher yet?’: the art (and craft) of playing the former PM

Harriet Walter’s acclaimed portrayal is the latest of many screen versions. So how do you create the Thatcher persona?

The Guardian - UK

The week in TV: Brian and Maggie; Idris Elba: Our Knife Crime Crisis; Paradise; Mo – review

Harriet Walter and Steve Coogan star as Margaret Thatcher and her friend turned foe; Idris Elba fronts a harrowing study of street crime; there are riddles aplenty in a new US thriller; and art echoes life in the bittersweet Mo

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Brian and Maggie on Channel 4 review: Thatcher as object of affection? Really?

3/5 Steve Coogan and Harriet Walter are a captivating double-act in this effective period piece, but it plays it a little cosy to the Iron Lady

Evening Standard

Brian and Maggie review – it’s a real worry when Margaret Thatcher seems this admirable

You can tell how corrupt our recent politicians have been by how attractive Harriet Walter’s portrayal of the ex-PM seems alongside Steve Coogan in this drama based on a scorching TV interview

The Guardian - UK

How you can watch the real interview that inspired Channel 4's Brian and Maggie

In 1989 Brian Walden interviewed Margaret Thatcher, find out how you can watch the real interview that inspired Channel 4's Brian and Maggie.

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TV tonight: Steve Coogan and Harriet Walter go head to head as Walden and Thatcher

James Graham’s new drama recreates their famous last interview. Plus: Idris Elba’s urgent campaign to stop knife crime. Here’s what to watch this evening

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The true story behind Channel 4 drama Brian and Maggie

The story of the tempestuous clash between Thatcher and former MP Walden precipitated her downfall

Evening Standard

Brian and Maggie: who plays who in the new Margaret Thatcher drama?

The show, which tells the story of a contentious TV interview that ended Thatcher’s career, is out soon

Evening Standard

The interview that shook Thatcher: ‘Brian and Maggie’ revisits a turning point in Britain’s political history

The interview is now seen as the beginning of the end for Thatcher’s premiership

The Independent UK

‘Mask-like’ Thatcher difficult to portray, says Dame Harriet Walter

The actress plays the former prime minister in Channel 4 drama Brian And Maggie.

Evening Standard

‘She was a fiend!’: how the interview that destroyed Thatcher became an intense TV drama

In 1989, an on-camera head-to-head triggered the then PM’s demise. Harriet Walter, Steve Coogan and James Graham discuss their gripping take on the bombshell broadcast

The Guardian - UK

From Edvard Munch to Central Cee: Observer critics choose their cultural highlights for 2025

From Thom Yorke’s Shakespearean score to 25 years of Tate Modern, Bridget Jones to Leigh Bowery, our writers anticipate the most exciting shows, releases and events of the year

The Guardian - UK

The 50 must-see TV shows for 2025

Sally Wainwright goes punk! Michaela Coel is back! And Robert De Niro smashes on to streaming like a man with something to prove! Here’s your complete guide to 2025’s unmissable TV

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The biggest TV shows to watch in 2025: from The Night Manager to Reacher season 3

There’s a lot to get excited about this year

Evening Standard

First look at ‘Brian and Margaret’, a Channel 4 drama depicting former PM Thatcher's final ever TV interview

The two-part drama will air on Channel 4 next year

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Brian and Maggie: release date, cast, plot, trailer, interviews and everything you need to know

Brian and Maggie on Channel 4 features Steve Coogan and Harriet Walter as TV interviewer Brian Walden and Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.

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