Masterpiece. Mrs. Wilson. Episode 1 / writer, Anna Symon ; producer, Jackie Larkin ; director, Richard Laxton ; Snowed-In Productions for BBC ; co-produced with Masterpiece ; in association with All3 Media International.

Format:

• Video

Contributor:

• Laxton, Richard, director.
• Symon, Anna, screenwriter.
• Larkin, Jackie, producer.
• Glen, Iain, 1961- actor.
• Wilson, Ruth, 1982- actor.
• British Broadcasting Corporation, film distributor.
• Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), publisher.
• Snowed-In Productions, production company.
• All3Media, production company.

Series:

• Academic Video Online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Bigamy--Drama.
• Widows--Drama.
• Secret service--Drama.
• Spies--Drama.
• Man-woman relationships--Drama.
• Wilson, Alison, 1920-2005--Drama.
• Wilson, Alexander, 1893-1963--Drama.

Genre:

• Fiction television programs.
• Detective and mystery television programs.
• Biographical television programs.
• Television mini-series.
• Spy television programs.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (58 minutes)

Other Title:

Mrs. Wilson. Episode 1

Place of Publication:

Arlington, VA : Public Broadcasting Service, 2019.

Language Note:

In English.

System Details:

video file

Summary:

It's 1963, and Alison Wilson returns home to find husband Alexander dead. Soon afterwards, 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 really 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.: Episode 1: It's 1963, and Alison Wilson returns home to husband Alexander -- shortly before his sudden collapse and death. Blinded by grief and focusing on her two teenage sons, Alison is bewildered when a woman arrives at the door claiming to be Alec's 'real wife.' Alison sets out to discover who Alec really was; dissecting their 1940s romance and her husband's mysterious career in the secret service.

Participant:

Ruth Wilson, Iain Glen, Anupam Kher, Patrick Kennedy, Barbara Marten, Ian McElhinney, Otto Farrant, Calam Lynch, Fiona Shaw, Keeley Hawes.

Notes:

• Title from resource description page (viewed May 18, 2023).
• "Inspired by real events".
• Based on: The secret lives of a secret agent: the mysterious life and times of Alexander Wilson / Tim Crook; and, Memoir / Alison Wilson; and, Papers and archives of the Alexander Wilson Estate.

OCLC:

1381688976

Publisher Number:

ASP5462140/marc