The Secret

A slow, handsomely mounted Victorian drama of buried shame and thwarted love, played with earnest feeling and a lingering sense of old wounds reopening.

Created by

Catherine Cookson

Genres

Drama

Starring

Colin Buchanan, June Whitfield, Hannah Yelland

Overview

As a boy, Freddie Musgrave ran contraband on the Tyne, but now, as a successful businessman, he seems to have it all. However, his troubled past comes back to haunt him, threatening his newfound security.

How it feels

Melancholic, romantic, earnest and tense. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Love, family, betrayal, class

Content

Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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