In this three part period drama Alison Wilson thinks she is happily married until her husband Alec dies and 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 her husband’s love for her – but is instead led into a world of disturbing secrets.
Based on the remarkable true story of Ruth Wilson’s grandparents.
production details
UK | BBC One | 3×50 minutes | Broadcast from Tuesday 27 November 2019 at 9.00pm
cast
Ruth Wilson as Alison Wilson
Iain Glen as Alec Wilson
Elizabeth Rider as Gladys Wilson
Calam Lynch as Gordon
Otto Farrant as Nigel
Keeley Hawes
Anupam Kher
Fiona Shaw
