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.
Credits
Margaret Cast
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Character |
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Kevin McNally
He was 52, now 67 years old
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as Kenneth Clarke |
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Oliver Cotton
He was 64, now 79 years old
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as Michael Heseltine |
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Ian McDiarmid
He was 64, now 79 years old
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as Denis Thatcher |
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Julian Firth
He was 49, now 64 years old
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Lindsay Duncan
She was 58, now 73 years old
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as Margaret Thatcher |
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James Fox
He was 69, now 84 years old
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John Sessions
He was 56, now 71 years old
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as Ian Gow |
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Roger Ashton-Griffiths
He was 52, now 67 years old
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as John Sergeant |
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Guy Henry
He was 48, now 63 years old
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as Tristan Garel-Jones |
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Philip Jackson
He was 60, now 75 years old
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as Bernard Ingham |
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Tim McMullan
He was 46, now 61 years old
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Dermot Crowley
He was 62, now 77 years old
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Olivia Poulet
She was 30, now 45 years old
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as Carol Thatcher |
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Michael Maloney
He was 51, now 66 years old
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as John Major |
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Paul Jesson
He was 62, now 77 years old
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Roy Marsden
He was 67, now 82 years old
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as Norman Tebbit |
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Nicholas Day
He was 66, now 81 years old
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Robert Hardy
He was 83, 91 years old when he died
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as Willie Whitelaw |
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Rosemary Leach
She was 73, 81 years old when she died
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as The Queen |
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Roger Allam
He was 55, now 70 years old
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as John Wakeham |
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Nicholas Le Prevost
He was 62, now 77 years old
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as Douglas Hurd |
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Rupert Vansittart
He was 51, now 66 years old
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Christian McKay
He was 35, now 50 years old
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as John Whittingdale |
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Nicholas Jones
He was 62, now 78 years old
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as Tim Renton |
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Michael Cochrane
He was 61, now 76 years old
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as Alan Clark |
Margaret Crew
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Department |
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James Kent as Director. He was 245 (84) years old when He died
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Directing |
