
Mrs. Wilson (2018)
Richard Laxton, 2018
The Secret Lives of a Secret Agent
Tim Crook, 2010
Mrs. Wilson is a TV mini-series directed by Richard Laxton in 2018 and based on the book The Secret Lives of a Secret Agent: The Mysterious Life and Times of Alexander Wilson by Tim Crook, first published in 2010. The TV series features Ruth Wilson, Iain Glen, Fiona Shaw, Calam Lynch, Ian McElhinney, Otto Farrant, and others.
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Storyline
In 1963, Alison Wilson finds her husband Alexander dead at their home. A woman then shows up claiming to be Alec’s ‘real wife.’ Alison sets out on a quest to uncover her husband’s true identity, from their wartime romance to a mysterious period in India. But as she delves deeper, it becomes apparent that Alec died with his secrets tightly guarded.
Movie vs Book

Year
2018
Minutes
56
Movie Rate
7.40
Source: IMDb

Year
2010
Pages
677
Book Rate
5.32
S: Goodreads
Book
The Secret Lives of a Secret Agent
Subtitle: The Mysterious Life and Times of Alexander Wilson
Author: Tim Crook
Country: UK
First published in: 2010
Length: 677 pages
Genre: Biography
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