Mrs Wilson

7.1
20181h

After the sudden death of ex-Secret Intelligence Service man Alexander, his wife Alison investigates when mysteries from her husband's past come knocking.

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Seasons

3 Episodes • Premiered 2018

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1. Episode 1

7.4

After the sudden death of novelist and ex-Secret Intelligence Service man Alexander Wilson, his wife Alison is forced to investigate when mysteries from her husband's past coming knocking.

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2. Episode 2

7.5

Visiting Coleman again, Alison demands to know who Dorothy is. Coleman tells Alison to stop digging and darkly suggests that, if she persists, she may jeopardise her sons' futures.

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3. Episode 3

7.5

Faced with conflicting explanations of her husband's past and a startling revelation about his work, Alison finds herself questioning everything she thought she knew.

Cast

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Ruth Wilson

Alison Wilson

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Iain Glen

Alec Wilson

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Fiona Shaw

Coleman

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Anupam Kher

Shahbaz Karim

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Calam Lynch

Gordon Wilson

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Ian McElhinney

Father Timothy

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Keeley Hawes

Dorothy Wick

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Reviews

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Peter McGinn

7/10

I found this mini-series to be interesting and watchable. As with most films or shows that have depth and complexity, I fear some viewers probably found it to be boring. About spies but no action? Shame on them. Mosey on back to the action films or violent fantasy epics.

I appreciate how they handled the complex plot line with the multiple relationships. Especially after I read the Wikipedia entry about Eric and found it totally confusing. Except for when it is done to twist history purposely, I don’t tend to trash films if they change details. Movies have different needs than books or article.

I didn't like the religious aspect in the story. Was the screenwriter aware of the irony of the priest telling Alison she needs to have faith in her husband even without any evidence, and also to have faith in god even without any evidence? Myself, I think she would have been better off as an atheist rather than hiding behind god. But that's me. If that is what happened, so be it.

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