She told the Guardian that her ideal choice to play her on screen would be the X-Files and Bleak House actor Gillian Anderson, who is a fellow American and a fellow redhead.
The Guardian says BBC4's hour-long dramatisation will follow Brooke's tortuous battles with officialdom that began with a straightforward request under the Freedom of Information Act and saw the Commons authorities, led by the then Speaker Michael Martin, go to the high court in a vain bid to prevent information coming out.
Just one question. Why is it a "satirical" drama and not just a straight one? It is a great story.