Brian and Maggie plot, cast, trailer and release schedule of new Channel 4 covering infamous TV interview New Channel 4 drama Brian and Maggie covers how one TV interview sparked the downfall of British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.
When Brian Walden and Margaret Thatcher 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.
Brian and Maggie dramatises Margaret Thatcher's (Harriet Walter) last ever TV interview in 1989, which some political pundits believe was the final nail in her prime ministerial coffin.
During this time, the former Labour MP Brian Walden (Steve Coogan) interviewed her several times for his show The Walden Interview and struck up a friendship.
The drama covers the period between Margaret Thatcher from her time in opposition to the end of her time as Prime Minister in 1990.
