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Dame Harriet Walter at the 2024 Bafta TV Awards in London where she was nominated for her supporting actress role as Lady Caroline in the TV show Succession. Photo / AFP When did Harriet Walter ge ...
Harriet Walter will narrate the audiobook edition of Camilla Barnes’ debut novel The Usual Desire To Kill (Scribner). The book is set for publication as a lead release for the Simon & Schuster ...
Two days after the shock resignation of her chancellor, Nigel Lawson, in 1989, "Margaret Thatcher sat down for what she thought would be a straightforward TV interview", said Dan Einav in the ...
That’s now very crushed.” open image in gallery Harriet Walter has gained more international recognition in her later years, with roles in ‘Killing Eve’ and ‘Succession’ (Anthony ...
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 Fanny ...
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 ...
Harriet Walter has never been afraid to shy away from difficult characters. The 74-year-old has an impressively varied portfolio spanning TV and theatre, with her recent roles including the ...
James Graham’s Brian and Maggie, starring Harriet Walter as the prime minister, is shrewd on the class dynamics that made her – but can’t quite crack her open. By Rachel Cooke Champagne! Monetarism!
Dame Harriet Walter was "surprised" about being asked to play Margaret Thatcher in 'Brian and Maggie'. The 74-year-old actress takes on the role of Britain's first female Prime Minister in the new ...
Dame Harriet Walter says she would never have guessed she would end up playing Margaret Thatcher as she used to “switch off my TV whenever she came on”. The acclaimed actor did little to hide ...
Harriet Walter never met Margaret Thatcher, but she is musing gleefully on how awkward an encounter between the two may have proved. “I think she would have detested me,” she says happily.
How did you get involved in the role? I got involved sometime in November/October of 2023. I was extremely surprised when my agent said there is this thing called ‘Brian and Maggie’ and it’s ...