Bernard Ingham
Bernard Ingham
TV SERIES
Thatcher: A Very British Revolution
DocumentaryWar & Politics
The irresistible rise and dramatic downfall of Margaret Thatcher. Her inner circle reveal how a political outsider won power and dominated British life through a turbulent decade.
Top cast
Kenneth Baker
Kenneth Baker
Norman Tebbit
Self
Michael Heseltine
Michael Heseltine
Margaret Thatcher
Self (archive footage)
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Episodes
5 Episodes
011. Making Margaret
Margaret Thatcher's inner circle reveals how she managed to overcome her outsider status to become a prominent political figure in Britain.
022. Power
Mrs Thatcher struggles to cling to power as the economy collapses, riots break out and she is subverted by members of her own cabinet.
033. Enemies
Mrs Thatcher confronts her enemies, leading the country to war, taking the economic fight to her opponents in the trade union movement, and her life is threatened by the IRA.
044. That Bloody Woman
As Mrs Thatcher’s government transforms the British economy, tensions erupt within her inner circle and personal relationships in her own family are exposed.
055. Downfall
Mrs Thatcher’s leadership style and judgement on Europe and the poll tax create splits in her cabinet and public anger, leading to the challenge that ends in her dramatic downfall.