Ivan Kaye has taken the role of the famous British politician and journalist Nigel Lawson, Baron Lawson of Blaby (d. 2023) in the new two-part TV series of the BBC Studios label Baby Cow Productions Brian and Margaret. He plays opposite Harriet Walter who stars as Margaret Thatcher. Steve Coogan plays Thatcher’s friend Brian Walden.
The series is a
dramatization of Margaret Thatcher’s last TV interview by her friend Brian Walden in 1989, which was seen as contributing to her downfall as Prime Minister.
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Commissioned by Channel 4, written by James Graham and directed by Stephen Frears, Brian and Margaret will be distributed internationally by BBC Studios. (BBC Media Centre) The initial release on Channel 4 is expected in 2025.
