The Secret
152016•51m•6.3/10
Drama
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6.3/10(37)
The true story of a Sunday school teacher and respectable dentist and pillar of the community, who formed a murderous partnership.
Production
ITV Studios, Hat Trick Productions
Language
EN
Status
Ended
First Aired
April 29, 2016
Last Aired
May 20, 2016
Networks
ITV1
Created By
Stuart Urban
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Seasons & Episodes
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Season
E1
Episode 1
Air date: 2016-04-29
When Colin Howell and Hazel Buchanan meet at their local Baptist Church in rural Northern
Ireland, they start an affair which will have cataclysmic consequences.
E2
Episode 2
Air date: 2016-05-06
Colin and Hazel carry out his plan to kill Lesley and Trevor, and stage it to look like a suicide
pact. But will the community and the police believe their story?
E3
Episode 3
Air date: 2016-05-13
As the inquest approaches, Colin and Hazel have to hold their nerve. But even if they do get
away with it, can their relationship survive?
E4
Episode 4
Air date: 2016-05-20
The past catches up with Colin as he is finally driven to confess his crime. But when Hazel
pleads not guilty, will Colin take all the blame?
Cast
James Nesbitt
Colin Howell
Genevieve O'Reilly
Hazel Buchanan
Laura Pyper
Lesley Howell
Glen Wallace
Trevor Buchanan
Stuart Graham
Dave Stewart
Liam McMahon
D.S. Ferris
James Greene
Granda Harry Clarke
B.J. Hogg
Jim Buchanan
Jason Watkins
Pastor Hansford
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