Overview

• Brian and Maggie, written by James Graham and directed by Stephen Frears, premieres on Channel 4 on January 29, 2025, at 9pm.
• Steve Coogan stars as journalist-turned-broadcaster Brian Walden, with Harriet Walter portraying Margaret Thatcher, the UK’s first female prime minister.
• The drama revisits Thatcher's 1989 interview with Walden, which occurred during a critical period of her premiership following Nigel Lawson’s resignation as chancellor.
• The interview, widely regarded as one of the greatest in political history, exposed vulnerabilities in Thatcher’s leadership and contributed to her eventual resignation in 1990.
• Brian and Maggie highlights the decline of long-form political interviews, contrasting them with today’s shorter, less substantive formats.