Margaret Thatcher -- BBC4 Film

A study of British Literature since 1945, with focus on women's power and success, must of course bring the regnancy of Her Current Majesty into consideration. But so too must the the long Premiership (1979–1990) of Margaret, Baroness Thatcher have had enormous effect.

BBC4 is broadcasting a film, next week, on the young Margaret Thatcher's ten-year struggle to become an MP. Writer Tony Saint's screenplay:

....tells how her attempts to break into a world dominated by male MPs were rebuffed time and again. But she refused to give up and ruthlessly used her womanly wiles to win through. The film's writer, Tony Saint, says Margaret Thatcher - The Long Walk To Finchley is simply how he imagines things might have been. But one former colleague says it's absolutely spot on.The film's writer, Tony Saint, says Margaret Thatcher - The Long Walk To Finchley is simply how he imagines things might have been. But former colleague Edwina Currie says it's absolutely spot on...