A grieving widow discovers that her seemingly ideal husband lived many secret lives.
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- 10 nominations.
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Series Cast
Ruth Wilson | ... |
Alison Wilson
(3 episodes, 2018)
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Iain Glen | ... |
Alexander Wilson
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Fiona Shaw | ... |
Coleman
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Calam Lynch | ... |
Gordon Wilson
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Ian McElhinney | ... |
Father Timothy
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Otto Farrant | ... |
Nigel Wilson
(3 episodes, 2018)
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Joy Richardson | ... |
Olive
(3 episodes, 2018)
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Anupam Kher | ... |
Shahbaz Karim
(3 episodes, 2018)
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Keeley Hawes | ... |
Dorothy Wick
(3 episodes, 2018)
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Patrick Kennedy | ... |
Dennis Wilson
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Barbara Marten | ... |
Mrs. McKelvie
(2 episodes, 2018)
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Joseph Mydell | ... |
Bert
(2 episodes, 2018)
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Conor Grimes | ... |
Prison Officer
(1 episode, 2018)
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Elizabeth Rider | ... |
Gladys Wilson
(1 episode, 2018)
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Sophie Harkness | ... |
Nurse Andrews
(1 episode, 2018)
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Dave Hill | ... |
Landlord
(1 episode, 2018)
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Serena Manteghi | ... |
Poppy
(1 episode, 2018)
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Oliver Zetterström | ... |
Douglas
(1 episode, 2018)
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Rupert Turnbull | ... |
Mike Shannon (age 7)
(1 episode, 2018)
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Wilf Scolding | ... |
Mike Shannon (age 30)
(1 episode, 2018)
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Gemma McElhinney | ... |
Elisabeth Wilson
(1 episode, 2018)
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Alan Turkington | ... |
Policeman
(1 episode, 2018)
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Lucy Briers | ... |
Records Office Lady
(1 episode, 2018)
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Alex Blake | ... |
Undertaker
(1 episode, 2018)
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Susan Jameson | ... |
Matron
(1 episode, 2018)
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Richard Croxford | ... |
Father Nicholas
(1 episode, 2018)
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Michael McGeown | ... |
British army major
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(3 episodes, 2018)
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Hugh Irvine | ... |
Passerby
(uncredited)
(2 episodes, 2018)
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John Whitby | ... |
Arresting police officer
(uncredited)
(1 episode, 2018)
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Laurence Doherty | ... |
Andrew Wilson
(uncredited)
(1 episode, 2018)
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Production Companies
- Snowed-In Productions
- BBC One (for)
- Masterpiece Theatre (co-produced with)
- All3 Media (in association with)
Distributors
- British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (2018) (United Kingdom) (tv)
- Nova Life (2022) (Greece) (tv)
- Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) (2019) (United States) (tv)
- Super! Drama TV (2019) (Japan) (tv)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (2019) (Finland) (tv)
Special Effects
- Double Negative (DNEG) (visual effects)
Other Companies
- Northern Ireland Screen (funding)
- Casting Collective (extras casting)
- Dynamic International Freight Services (shipping/freight)
- MovieScore Media (soundtrack)
- Shoot NI (Radios, Phones & Wifi Modems)
- The Morrison Studio (titles designed by)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
The drama follows Alison Wilson who thinks she is a normal, happily married woman. But when her husband Alec suddenly dies, a woman turns up on her doorstep, claiming that she is the real Mrs. Wilson. Alison is determined to prove the validity of her own marriage - and Alec's love for her - but is instead led into a world of dark and troubling secrets. Alec was a British spy and a best-selling novelist and Alison is pushed to the very brink to find out the truth. |
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Taglines | Inspired by a true story of love, betrayal and espionage. See more » |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | Ruth Wilson plays her own grandmother, Alison Wilson. Based on real-life events, the series follows Alison Wilson who discovers secrets about her husband Alexander 'Alec' Wilson after he dies unexpectedly in 1963. Alison and Alec's younger son, Nigel, is Ruth's father. See more » |
Goofs | Many of the street scenes occur during the period of the Blitz (in London) where draconian lighting restrictions for public road traffic. Buses are shown with all lights blazing away normally, both inside views and exterior views, and no windows are netted to protect passengers and crew from blast damage. No vehicles have masked headlights, either. See more » |