Thatcher: The Downing Street Years - Production & Contact Info

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49 cast members

Name	Episodes	Known for
Emma Nicholson Self - Conservative Party Vice-Chairman, 1983-1987 (as Emma Nicholson MP) Self - Conservative Party Vice-Chairman, 1983-1987 (as Emma Nicholson MP) See fewer	4	Don't Quote Me (1990)
Margaret Thatcher Self Self See fewer	4	SDI Star Wars (1991)
Philip Tibenham Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer	4	Horizon (I) (1964)
Norman Tebbit Self - Chairman of the Conservative Party, 1985-1987 / Self - Trade Secretary, 1983-1985 (as Lord Tebbit) Self - Chairman of the Conservative Party, 1985-1987 / Self - Trade Secretary, 1983-1985 (as Lord Tebbit) See fewer	3	People, Politics & Planes
Nigel Lawson Self - Chancellor of the Exchequer, 1983-1989 (as Lord Lawson) Self - Chancellor of the Exchequer, 1983-1989 (as Lord Lawson) See fewer	3	Tory! Tory! Tory! (2006)
Cecil Parkinson Self - Chairman of the Conservative Party, 1981-1983 / Self - Transport Secretary, 1989-1990 (as Lord Parkinson) Self - Chairman of the Conservative Party, 1981-1983 / Self - Transport Secretary, 1989-1990 (as Lord Parkinson) See fewer	3	Tory! Tory! Tory! (2006)
Bernard Ingham Self - Mrs. Thatcher's Press Secretary, 1979-1990 (as Sir Bernard Ingham) Self - Mrs. Thatcher's Press Secretary, 1979-1990 (as Sir Bernard Ingham) See fewer	3	Brass Eye (1997)
Peter Carrington Self - Foreign Secretary, 1979-1982 / Self - Foreign Secretary 1979-1982 (as Lord Carrington) Self - Foreign Secretary, 1979-1982 / Self - Foreign Secretary 1979-1982 (as Lord Carrington) See fewer	3	Reputations (1979)
Charles Powell Self - Mrs. Thatcher's Private Secretary, 1984-1990 (as Sir Charles Powell) Self - Mrs. Thatcher's Private Secretary, 1984-1990 (as Sir Charles Powell) See fewer	3	The Major Years (1999)
Geoffrey Howe Self - Foreign Secretary, 1983-1989 / Self - Chancellor of the Exchequer, 1979-1983 (as Lord Howe) Self - Foreign Secretary, 1983-1989 / Self - Chancellor of the Exchequer, 1979-1983 (as Lord Howe) See fewer	3	The Great Offices of State (2010)
William Whitelaw Self - Deputy Prime Minister, 1979-1988 (as Lord Whitelaw) Self - Deputy Prime Minister, 1979-1988 (as Lord Whitelaw) See fewer	3	A Week in Politics (1982)
Cynthia Crawford Self - Personal Assistant Self - Personal Assistant See fewer	3	The Truth Is Out There (2011)
Michael Dobbs Self - Adviser to Margaret Thatcher, 1979 / Self - Chief of Staff Central Office, 1986-1987 Self - Adviser to Margaret Thatcher, 1979 / Self - Chief of Staff Central Office, 1986-1987 See fewer	2	House of Cards (2013)
Helmut Schmidt Self - West German Chancellor, 1974-1982 Self - West German Chancellor, 1974-1982 See fewer	2	The Candidate (1980)
Denis Healey Self - Shadow Foreign Secretary 1980-1987 (as Lord Healey) Self - Shadow Foreign Secretary 1980-1987 (as Lord Healey) See fewer	2	Denis Healey: The Best Prime Minister Labour Never Had? (2015)
Ronald Millar Self - Speech Writer (as Sir Ronald Millar) Self - Speech Writer (as Sir Ronald Millar) See fewer	2	Betrayed (1954)
Chris Patten Self - Environment Secretary, 1989-1990 Self - Environment Secretary, 1989-1990 See fewer	2	Tory! Tory! Tory! (2006)
John Whittingdale Self - Special Adviser to Norman Tebbit, 1984-1987 / Self - Mrs. Thatcher's Political Secretary, 1988-1990 Self - Special Adviser to Norman Tebbit, 1984-1987 / Self - Mrs. Thatcher's Political Secretary, 1988-1990 See fewer	2	Four Corners (1961)
Robert Runcie Self - Archbishop of Canterbury, 1980-1991 (as Lord Runcie) Self - Archbishop of Canterbury, 1980-1991 (as Lord Runcie) See fewer	2	Songs of Praise (1961)
John Biffen Self - Leader of the House of Commons, 1982-1987 (as John Biffen MP) Self - Leader of the House of Commons, 1982-1987 (as John Biffen MP) See fewer	2	The Wolves of Kromer (1998)
Frank Cooper Self - Permanent Under-Secretary, Ministry of Defence 1976-1982 (as Sir Frank Cooper) Self - Permanent Under-Secretary, Ministry of Defence 1976-1982 (as Sir Frank Cooper) See fewer	2	World in Action (1963)
Nicholas Ridley Self - Transport Secretary, 1983-1986 / Self - Trade Secretary, 1989-1990 (as Lord Ridley) Self - Transport Secretary, 1983-1986 / Self - Trade Secretary, 1989-1990 (as Lord Ridley) See fewer	2	The London Programme (1975)
Francis Pym Self - Defence Secretary, 1979-1981 / Self - Foreign Secretary 1982-1983 (as Lord Pym) Self - Defence Secretary, 1979-1981 / Self - Foreign Secretary 1982-1983 (as Lord Pym) See fewer	2	This Week (1956)
Alistair McAlpine Self - Conservative Party Deputy Chairman, 1979-1983 / Self - Conservative Party Chairman, 1983-1990 (as Lord McAlpine) Self - Conservative Party Deputy Chairman, 1979-1983 / Self - Conservative Party Chairman, 1983-1990 (as Lord McAlpine) See fewer	2	Lord of the Bush (1990)
Alan Walters Self - Economic Adviser to Mrs Thatcher (as Professor Sir Alan Walters) Self - Economic Adviser to Mrs Thatcher (as Professor Sir Alan Walters) See fewer	2	This Week (1956)
Robert Armstrong Self - Cabinet Secretary, 1979-1987 / Self - Head of the Civil Service, 1983-1987 (as Lord Armstrong) Self - Cabinet Secretary, 1979-1987 / Self - Head of the Civil Service, 1983-1987 (as Lord Armstrong) See fewer	2	Reputations (1979)
Michael Palliser Self - Head of the Diplomatic Service, 1975-1982 (as Sir Michael Palliser) Self - Head of the Diplomatic Service, 1975-1982 (as Sir Michael Palliser) See fewer	2	Thatcher: The Downing Street Years (1993)
Ronald Reagan Self Self See fewer	1	Kings Row (1942)
Mikhail Gorbachev Self Self See fewer	1	Meeting Gorbachev (2018)
James A. Baker Self - Ronald Reagan's Chief of Staff, 1981-1985 (as James Baker) Self - Ronald Reagan's Chief of Staff, 1981-1985 (as James Baker) See fewer	1	The American Ruling Class (2005)
Tony Benn Self (as Tony Benn MP) Self (as Tony Benn MP) See fewer	1	Folk Britannia (2006)
Neil Kinnock Self - Leader of the Labour Party, 1983-1992 (as Neil Kinnock MP) Self - Leader of the Labour Party, 1983-1992 (as Neil Kinnock MP) See fewer	1	Tracey Ullman: My Guy (1984)
Kenneth Clarke Self - Chancellor of the Exchequer Self - Chancellor of the Exchequer See fewer	1	The London Programme (1975)
Ken Adelman Self - U.S. Arms Control Agency, 1983-1988 Self - U.S. Arms Control Agency, 1983-1988 See fewer	1	Reagan & Gorbachev
George Shultz Self - US Secretary of State, 1982-1989 Self - US Secretary of State, 1982-1989 See fewer	1	The League
Michael Heseltine Self - Defence Secretary, 1983-1986 (as Michael Heseltine MP) Self - Defence Secretary, 1983-1986 (as Michael Heseltine MP) See fewer	1	Anyone for Pennis? (1995)
James Prior Self - Employment Secretary, 1979-1981 (as Lord Prior) Self - Employment Secretary, 1979-1981 (as Lord Prior) See fewer	1	Miners' Strike: A Frontline Story (2024)
Keith Joseph Self - Industry Secretary, 1979-1981 (as Lord Joseph) Self - Industry Secretary, 1979-1981 (as Lord Joseph) See fewer	1	The London Programme (1975)
Anthony Parsons Self - British Ambassador to the U.N., 1979-1982 (as Sir Anthony Parsons) Self - British Ambassador to the U.N., 1979-1982 (as Sir Anthony Parsons) See fewer	1	World in Action (1963)
Ian MacGregor Self - Chairman, National Coal Board 1983-1986 (as Sir Ian MacGregor) Self - Chairman, National Coal Board 1983-1986 (as Sir Ian MacGregor) See fewer	1	Open Space (1983)
Henry Richardson Self - General Secretary, Notts NUM 1984 Self - General Secretary, Notts NUM 1984 See fewer	1	Dispatches (1987)
Leon Brittan Self - Trade Secretary, 1985-1986 (as Sir Leon Brittan) Self - Trade Secretary, 1985-1986 (as Sir Leon Brittan) See fewer	1	This Week (1956)
David Young Self - Employment Secretary, 1985-1987 (as Lord Young) Self - Employment Secretary, 1985-1987 (as Lord Young) See fewer	1	The London Programme (1975)
Terence Lewin Self - Chief of Defence Staff, 1979-1982 (as Lord Lewin) Self - Chief of Defence Staff, 1979-1982 (as Lord Lewin) See fewer	1	Timewatch (1982)
Tristan Garel-Jones Self - Deputy Chief Whip, 1989-1990 (as Tristan Garel-Jones MP) Self - Deputy Chief Whip, 1989-1990 (as Tristan Garel-Jones MP) See fewer	1	Thatcher: A Very British Revolution (2019)
George Gardiner Self (as Sir George Gardiner MP) Self (as Sir George Gardiner MP) See fewer	1	A Week in Politics (1982)
Ian Gilmour Self - Foreign Office Minister, 1979-1981 (as Lord Gilmour) Self - Foreign Office Minister, 1979-1981 (as Lord Gilmour) See fewer	1	This Week (1956)
Anthony Acland Self - Head of the Diplomatic Service 1982-1986 (as Sir Anthony Acland) Self - Head of the Diplomatic Service 1982-1986 (as Sir Anthony Acland) See fewer	1	Thatcher: The Downing Street Years (1993)
Dave Prendergast Self - Notts UDM, 1984-1993 Self - Notts UDM, 1984-1993 See fewer	1	Thatcher: The Downing Street Years (1993)