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==In popular culture== Howe's dramatic resignation speech in the House of Commons formed the basis of [[Jonathan Maitland]]'s 2015 play ''Dead Sheep''.<ref>{{cite news|last=Billington|first=Michael|author-link=Michael Billington (critic)|title=Dead Sheep review β extremely entertaining bellwether politics|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2015/apr/06/dead-sheep-theatre-review-geoffrey-howe-margaret-thatcher|access-date=1 May 2015|newspaper=The Guardian|date=6 April 2015|location=London|archive-date=8 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150408043113/http://www.theguardian.com/stage/2015/apr/06/dead-sheep-theatre-review-geoffrey-howe-margaret-thatcher|url-status=live}}</ref> Howe was interviewed in 2012 as part of [[The History of Parliament]]'s oral history project.<ref name='HoPHowe'>{{cite web|title=Oral history: HOWE, Geoffrey (1926β2015)|url=http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/oral-history/member/howe-geoffrey-1926-2015|work=The History of Parliament|access-date=14 July 2016|archive-date=24 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924212049/http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/oral-history/member/howe-geoffrey-1926|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name='BLHowe'>{{cite web|title=Baron Howe of Aberavon interviewed by Mike Greenwood|url=http://cadensa.bl.uk/uhtbin/cgisirsi/?ps=sYqoHlUTQ2/WORKS-FILE/46780027/9|publisher=[[British Library Sound Archive]]|access-date=14 July 2016|archive-date=5 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305025559/http://cadensa.bl.uk/uhtbin/cgisirsi/?ps=sYqoHlUTQ2%2FWORKS-FILE%2F46780027%2F9|url-status=live}}</ref> Howe has been depicted multiple times in film and television, including being portrayed by [[Paul Rogers (actor)|Paul Rogers]] in ''[[Thatcher: The Final Days]]'' (1991),<ref>{{cite web|website=[[The Scotsman]]|date=14 October 2013|last1=Steven|first1=Alasdair|title=Obituary: Paul Rogers, actor|url=https://www.scotsman.com/news/obituaries/obituary-paul-rogers-actor-1558102|archive-date=8 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220708040837/https://www.scotsman.com/news/obituaries/obituary-paul-rogers-actor-1558102|access-date=12 February 2025}}</ref> [[John Sessions]] in ''[[Margaret (2009 film)|Margaret]]'' (2009),<ref>{{cite web|website=[[BBC News]]|date=4 November 2020|title=John Sessions: Stephen Fry leads tributes to 'lovable' comedian|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-54797823|access-date=12 February 2025}}</ref> [[Anthony Head]] in ''[[The Iron Lady (film)|The Iron Lady]]'' (2011),<ref>{{cite web|website=[[The Jewish Chronicle]]|date=5 January 2012|last1=Foreman|first1=Jonathan|title=Review: The Iron Lady|url=https://www.thejc.com/life/film/review-the-iron-lady-rw472vxy|archive-date=11 February 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250211124905/https://www.thejc.com/life/film/review-the-iron-lady-rw472vxy|access-date=12 February 2025}}</ref> [[Paul Jesson]] in [[The Crown season 4|season four]] of ''[[The Crown (TV series)|The Crown]]'' (2020),<ref>{{cite web|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=5 June 2024|last1=Friedlander|first1=Whitney|title=How 'The Crown' re-created history while still respecting the women who suffered|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/awards/story/2024-06-05/crown-season-4-finale-diana-queen-elizabeth-margaret-thatcher|archive-date=22 December 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241222232436/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/awards/story/2024-06-05/crown-season-4-finale-diana-queen-elizabeth-margaret-thatcher|access-date=12 February 2025}}</ref> and [[Paul Higgins (actor)|Paul Higgins]] in ''[[Brian and Maggie]]'' (2025).<ref>{{cite web|website=[[Channel 4]]|date=21 January 2025|title=Brian and Maggie Press Pack |url=https://www.channel4.com/press/press-pack/brian-and-maggie-press-pack|archive-date=24 January 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250124122218/https://www.channel4.com/press/press-pack/brian-and-maggie-press-pack|access-date=12 February 2025}}</ref>
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