Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley

Niall MacCormick
2008-06-12

A surprising portrait of the young Margaret Thatcher
6.667
84 min

A light hearted look at future Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's rise from research chemist in 1949 to becoming MP for Finchley in 1959, encompassing her early relationship and marriage to oil millionaire Denis Thatcher.

Cast

Name Character Team
Andrea Riseborough Margaret Thatcher Calvin and Nobbs
Samuel West Ted Heath Unowned
Rory Kinnear Denis Thatcher Zac E. Chan
Geoffrey Palmer Sir John Crowder Unowned
Oliver Ford Davies Sir Donald Kaberry Unowned
Philip Jackson Alfred Roberts Unowned
Michael Cochrane Sir Waldron Smithers Unowned
Jonathan Aris Stanley Soward Unowned
Michael Gould John Miller Unowned
Lydia Leonard Joyce Unowned
Marcia Warren Old Dear Unowned
Sylvestra Le Touzel Patricia Hornsby-Smith Unowned
Christian Rodska Lieutenant Colonel Digby Unowned
Robert Whitelock Bert Unowned
Geoffrey McGivern Dartford Returning Officer Unowned
James Laurenson Leslie Thomas Unowned
Claire Vousden Nanny Unowned
Rob Edwards Hemel Member Unowned
Geoffrey Whitehead Entwistle Unowned
Kim Wall Lichfield Unowned
Angela Sims Beckenham Constituent Unowned
Michael Selwood School Teacher Unowned
Julia Joyce Carol Thatcher Unowned
Georgie Glen Miss Harris Unowned
Jeremy Child Langton Unowned
Geoffrey Beevers Head Panelist Unowned
Elizabeth Bennett Doreen Unowned
Aaron King MP Unowned
Linda-Jean Barry Constituent Unowned
Greg Bennett Tory Unowned