Summary
It's 1963, and Alison Wilson returns home to find husband Alexander dead. Soon afterward, a woman arrives at the door, claiming to be Alec's 'real wife.' Alison embarks on a mission of discovery to try and find out who her husband was, but from their wartime romance to a mysterious period in India, it soon becomes clear that Alec died holding his secrets close to his chest.
Additional Information
Subjects |
Wilson, Alexander,
-- 1893-1963
-- Drama.
Husbands -- Drama. Widows -- Drama. Novelists, English -- Drama. Spies -- Drama. Espionage, British -- Drama. Man-woman relationships -- Drama. Biographical television programs. Spy television programs. Historical television programs. Fiction television programs. Television mini-series. Television adaptations. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
Publisher | [Arlington, Virginia?] :PBS,2019 |
Edition | UK edition, Widescreen. |
Other Titles | Masterpiece theatre (Television program) Secret lives of a secret agent. Missus Wilson |
Contributors |
Symon, Anna,
screenwriter. Larkin, Jackie, television producer. Laxton, Richard, television director. Wilson, Ruth, 1982- actor. Glen, Iain, 1961- actor. Kher, Anupam, 1955- actor. Kennedy, Patrick, 1977- actor. Marten, Barbara, actor. McElhinney, Ian, 1948- actor. Farrant, Otto, actor. Lynch, Calam, actor. Shaw, Fiona, 1958- actor. Hawes, Keeley, 1976- actor. Crook, Tim, 1959- Secret lives of a secret agent. Snowed-In Productions, production company. British Broadcasting Corporation, production company. All 3 Media International (Firm), production company. Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), publisher, broadcaster. |
Participants/Performers |
Ruth Wilson, Iain Glen, Anupam Kher, Patrick Kennedy, Barbara Marten, Ian McElhinney, Otto Farrant, Calam Lynch, Fiona Shaw, Keeley Hawes. |
Other Contributors |
Director of photography, Hubert Taczanowski ; editor, Stephen Haren ; music, Anne Nikitin. |
Language |
English In English; with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired (SDH). |
Notes |
Title from container. Originally broadcast on the PBS network on Masterpiece in 2018. Based on The secret lives of a secret agent : the mysterious life and times of Alexander Wilson by Tim Crook. Special feature: Behind-the-scenes featurette. |
System Details |
DVD; NTSC; region 1; widescreen presentation; 5.1 surround. |
Description |
1 videodisc (approximately 170 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
ISBN | 9781531709518 1531709516 |
Other | Classic View |