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# Episode 1
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/brian-and-maggie/episode/episode-1-kcsczj-2/
- Published: 2025-09-29T14:45:52.000Z
- Updated: 2025-11-02T04:30:46.000Z
- Description: Thatcher strikes up an unlikely friendship with Labor MP-turned-journalist Brian Walden.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: Brian and Maggie, Season 2025, Episode 1, #ZZZ_Episode_3678aa2f-3507-4ebe-ae63-8c8836fb552b, #episode, #ZZZ_Show_4d5a2714-c840-4a84-9428-387f33e6dde9, #v1.16

After resigning as a Labor MP, Brian Walden is poached by the London Weekend Television network to front a heavyweight political program dedicated to the long-form interview. His first guest: Leader of the Opposition Margaret Thatcher. An unlikely friendship develops and the traditional red lines of journalist and politician become blurred.