Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley
A surprising portrait of the young Margaret Thatcher
2008 | 84m | English
Popularity: 0.5 (history)
| Director: | Niall MacCormick |
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| Writer: | Tony Saint |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Jun 12, 2008 |
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| Director: | Niall MacCormick |
| Writer: | Tony Saint |
| Genres: | Drama, TV Movie |
| Keywords | biography, british politics, 1950s, margaret thatcher, tory politician |
| Production Companies | Great Meadow Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 29, 2026 Entered: Apr 27, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Andrea Riseborough | Margaret Thatcher |
| Samuel West | Ted Heath |
| Rory Kinnear | Denis Thatcher |
| Geoffrey Palmer | Sir John Crowder |
| Oliver Ford Davies | Sir Donald Kaberry |
| Philip Jackson | Alfred Roberts |
| Michael Cochrane | Sir Waldron Smithers |
| Jonathan Aris | Stanley Soward |
| Michael Gould | John Miller |
| Lydia Leonard | Joyce |
| Marcia Warren | Old Dear |
| Sylvestra Le Touzel | Patricia Hornsby-Smith |
| Christian Rodska | Lieutenant Colonel Digby |
| Robert Whitelock | Bert |
| Geoffrey McGivern | Dartford Returning Officer |
| James Laurenson | Leslie Thomas |
| Claire Vousden | Nanny |
| Rob Edwards | Hemel Member |
| Geoffrey Whitehead | Entwistle |
| Kim Wall | Lichfield |
| Angela Sims | Beckenham Constituent |
| Michael Selwood | School Teacher |
| Julia Joyce | Carol Thatcher |
| Georgie Glen | Miss Harris |
| Jeremy Child | Langton |
| Geoffrey Beevers | Head Panelist |
| Elizabeth Bennett | Doreen |
| Aaron King | MP |
| Linda-Jean Barry | Constituent |
| Greg Bennett | Tory |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Niall MacCormick | Director |
| Tony Saint | Writer |
| Marios Takoushis | Original Music Composer |
| Jan Jonaeus | Director of Photography |
| Anthony Combes | Editor |
| Rachel Freck | Casting |
| Simon Beresford | Production Design |
| Andrew Rothschild | Art Direction |
| Sophia Chowdhury | Set Decoration |
| Charlotte Holdich | Costume Design |
| Tori Robinson | Makeup & Hair |
| Alex Rouse | Wigmaker |
| Christine Allsopp | Makeup & Hair |
| Helen Speyer | Makeup & Hair |
| Jeanette Redmond | Hairstylist |
| Patrick Dodd | Dialogue Editor |
| Mustafa Durma | Foley Recordist |
| Danton Tanimura | Sound Editor |
| Srdjan Kurpjel | Original Music Composer |
| Dado Jehan | Foley Artist |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Madonna Baptiste | Producer |
| Robert Cooper | Executive Producer |
| Bethan Jones | Executive Producer |
| Kate Triggs | Executive Producer |
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