Thatcher: A Very British Revolution (2019)
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.
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Episode 1 - Making Margaret
Release Date: 2019-05-20Margaret Thatcher's inner circle reveals how she managed to overcome her outsider status to become a prominent political figure in Britain.
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Episode 2 - Power
Release Date: 2019-05-27Mrs Thatcher struggles to cling to power as the economy collapses, riots break out and she is subverted by members of her own cabinet.
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Episode 3 - Enemies
Release Date: 2019-06-03Mrs 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.
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Episode 4 - That Bloody Woman
Release Date: 2019-06-10As Mrs Thatcher’s government transforms the British economy, tensions erupt within her inner circle and personal relationships in her own family are exposed.
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Episode 5 - Downfall
Release Date: 2019-06-17Mrs 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.