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Harriet Walter is one of the world's most accomplished Shakespearean actors, though most of us will likely recognise her for her many memorable TV characters, which have earnt her multiple Primetime ...
In Brian and Maggie Harriet Walter offers another spin on one of Britain’s most consequential leaders.
‘Thatcher would have hated me’: Harriet Walter on playing Maggie as a ‘360-degree human’ The star of new docudrama ‘Brian and Maggie’ sits down with Helen Coffey to talk modern ...
Harriet Walter plays Margaret Thatcher, the controversial Prime Minister from 1979 to 1990 and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1975 to 1990.
With her cut-glass tones and curiously timeless features, she’s frequently popped up in high-production period dramas over the years, including Bright Young Things, Atonement, Downton Abbey and The ...
People are always saying I play horrible women!” says an amused Harriet Walter. It’s hard to argue with this assertion; after all, she has something of a track record. There’s the odious ...
With her cut-glass tones and curiously timeless features, she’s frequently popped up in high-production period dramas over the years, including Bright Young Things, Atonement, Downton Abbey and The ...
Harriet Walter is a notable Shakespearean actor, with central roles in Phyllida Lloyd’s all-female Shakespeare plays, such as Brutus in Julius Caesar, Prospero in The Tempest and the titular ...
Striking new photographs Harriet Walter and Steve Coogan in Channel 4's Brian and Margaret have been released just days before the new drama is set to air.
Interview with Harriet Walter (Margaret Thatcher) Press Pack Article Back to news 21 January 2025 How did you get involved in the role? I got involved sometime in November/October of 2023.