Movie: "The Iron Lady"

Release Date: Jan 2012 Genres: Drama / Biography Awards: Won 2 Oscars. Another 12 wins & 15 nominations Runtime: 105 min Cast: Meryl Streep (Margaret Thatcher), Jim Broadbent (Denis Thatcher) Susan Brown (June) Alice da Cunha (Cleaner) Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Susie) Iain Glen (Alfred Roberts) Alexandra Roach (Young Margaret Thatcher) Victoria Bewick (Muriel Roberts) Emma Dewhurst (Beatrice Roberts) Olivia Colman (Carol Thatcher) Harry Lloyd (Young Denis Thatcher) Sylvestra Le Touzel (Hostess 1949) Michael Culkin (Host 1949) Stephanie Jacob (Female Guest 1949) Robert Portal (Grey Suited Guest 1949) Richard Dixon (Male Guest 1949) Amanda Root (Amanda) Clifford Rose (James R) Michael Cochrane (William) Jeremy Clyde (James T) Michael Simkins (Peter) Eloise Webb (Young Carol) Alexander Beardsley (Young Mark) Nicholas Farrell (Airey Neave) John Sessions (Edward Heath) Anthony Head (Geoffrey Howe) Richard Syms (House of Commons Speaker) David Westhead (Shadow Minister) Julian Wadham (Francis Pym) Richard E. Grant (Michael Heseltine) Angus Wright (John Nott) Roger Allam (Gordon Reece) Michael Pennington (Michael Foot) John Harding (Cabinet Minister) Simon Chandler (Cabinet Minister) Stephen Boxer (Cabinet Minister) Jasper Jacob (Cabinet Minister) Rupert Vansittart (Cabinet Minister) Robin Kermode (Cabinet Minister) Andrew Havill (Cabinet Minister) Michael Elwyn (Cabinet Minister) Peter Pacey (Cabinet Minister) Jeremy Child (Cabinet Minister) James Smith (Cabinet Minister) Hugh Ross (Cabinet Minister) Chris Campbell (Cabinet Minister) Paul Bentley (Cabinet Minister) Martin Wimbush (Cabinet Minister) Simon Slater (Cabinet Minister) David Cann (TV Interviewer) Christopher Luscombe (Voice Coach) Angela Curran (Crawfie) Michael Maloney (Doctor) Pip Torrens (Ian Gilmour) Nick Dunning (Jim Prior) David Rintoul (Admiral Fieldhouse) Nicholas Jones (Admiral Leach) Richard Goulding (Naval Attaché) Matthew Marsh (Alexander Haig) Willie Jonah (Kenneth Kaunda) Ronald Reagan (Himself (archive footage))

Storyline

Elderly and a virtual prisoner in her own home due to her concerned staff and daughter Carol, Margaret Thatcher, Britain's first woman prime minister, looks back on her life as she clears out her late husband Denis's clothes for the Oxfam shop. Denis is seen as being her rock as she first enters parliament and then runs for the leadership of the Conservative Party, culminating in her eventual premiereship. Now his ghost joins her to comment on her successes and failures, sometimes to her annoyance, generally to her comfort until ultimately, as the clothes are sent to the charity shop, Denis departs from Margret's life forever.