Steve Coogan shines in Brian and Maggie, a love letter to the political interview

It’s 1989 and Brian Walden (Steve Coogan) is Britain’s pre-eminent political interviewer.

Coogan, always a superb mimic, nails the noticeable speech impediment (trouble pronouncing the letter r) and Black Country accent.

Now, Channel 4 charts the story of the decline and fall of the political interview in a new drama, Brian and Maggie, which captures the art form at its seminal moment.