Thatcher: The Downing Street Years

Released: 1993-10-20

Runtime: 60 minutes

Episode Overview

The first programme looks at how she rejected the postwar consensus that had governed the country for more than 30 years, and came into conflict with trade unions, the old establishment and even members of her own cabinet. Yet even as the country moved into a crippling recession, the Prime Minister refused to make a U-turn in policy.

Series Overview

A history of the eleven years which Thatcher spent as Prime Minister of the UK.