| Truth be told, Meryl Streep was not the first actress to play famed conservative Prime Minister of Britain Margaret Thatcher; numerous others preceded her, especially in UK productions. This box set features three BBC telemovies that Thatcher factors into as a central character. First up is the 2008 MARGARET THATCHER - THE LONG WALK TO FINCHLEY, starring Andrea Riseborough as a young Thatcher, a chemist working her way up the parliamentary ladder. Next on the program is 2002's THE FALKLANDS PLAY, starring Patricia Hodge as Thatcher in a dramatization of the backstage intrigues that belied the Falklands War of 1982. Finally, 2009's MARGARET stars Lindsay Duncan as the Iron Lady, in an intimate saga dramatizing the political machinations and maneuvering that led to Thatcher's downfall. |