Brian and Maggie
PBS Western Reserve (WNEO 45.1 / WEAO 49.1):
Sundays, Oct. 5 & 12, at 8 PM
Mondays, Oct. 6 & 13, at 1 AM
Fusion (WNEO 45.2 / WEAO 49.2):
Sundays, Oct. 12 & 19, at noon
1989. When two old friends — the much feared inquisitor Brian Walden and Iron Lady Margaret Thatcher — come together for their last-ever TV interview, little do they realize they’re about to embark on one of the most famous political exchanges of all time.
Helmed by Steve Coogan as politician-turned-journalist Brian Walden and Harriet Walter as Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, this superbly acted drama recounts the end of a political era and a long-term friendship, tensely reconstructing the seismic London Weekend Television interview that reshaped national opinion and signposted the end of Thatcher’s premiership. Brian and Margaret never spoke again after their final encounter.
Episode 1
After resigning as a Labour MP, Brian Walden is hired to front a heavyweight political program dedicated to the long-form interview. His first guest: Leader of the Opposition Margaret Thatcher. An unlikely friendship develops.
Episode 2
Margaret seems unstoppable, but when respected Chancellor Nigel Lawson resigns, Thatcher’s leadership plunges into a crisis. Will an interview with her old friend Brian Walden help Maggie regain control of the narrative?
