<p class="title">The BBC has ordered a documentary on former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, titled "Thatcher".</p>.<p class="bodytext">The docu-series, based on the life of the "Iron Lady", will be five-hours long in duration, Variety reported.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The show comes almost four decades after Thatcher came to power. She served as UK PM from 1979 to 1990 and passed away in 2013.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Thatcher" will explore the legacy of the Conservative politician often voted as both Britain's best and worst post-war leader.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Distributed in five chapters of one hour each, the film will air on BBC Two in the UK and the Studios plan on selling it internationally.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The BBC promises "a front-row seat as Thatcher rides the tumultuous tides of public support through three election victories, as the nation yo-yos and divides itself between soaring adulation and violent unrest."</p>.<p class="bodytext">The series will tell the story of how a young girl from a modest English market town, who trained as a chemist, went on to become a world leader.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Aysha Rafaele, creative director of BBC Studios’ documentary unit, said, "Whether we love it or hate it, we all live in a world created by Margaret Thatcher.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"This new BBC Two series will explore how the ideology that she espoused and embodied came to be the defining narrative of the last 40 years."</p>
<p class="title">The BBC has ordered a documentary on former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, titled "Thatcher".</p>.<p class="bodytext">The docu-series, based on the life of the "Iron Lady", will be five-hours long in duration, Variety reported.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The show comes almost four decades after Thatcher came to power. She served as UK PM from 1979 to 1990 and passed away in 2013.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Thatcher" will explore the legacy of the Conservative politician often voted as both Britain's best and worst post-war leader.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Distributed in five chapters of one hour each, the film will air on BBC Two in the UK and the Studios plan on selling it internationally.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The BBC promises "a front-row seat as Thatcher rides the tumultuous tides of public support through three election victories, as the nation yo-yos and divides itself between soaring adulation and violent unrest."</p>.<p class="bodytext">The series will tell the story of how a young girl from a modest English market town, who trained as a chemist, went on to become a world leader.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Aysha Rafaele, creative director of BBC Studios’ documentary unit, said, "Whether we love it or hate it, we all live in a world created by Margaret Thatcher.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"This new BBC Two series will explore how the ideology that she espoused and embodied came to be the defining narrative of the last 40 years."</p>