Mrs. Wilson (2018) TV Mini-Series poster and book cover compared.

Mrs. Wilson (2018)

Richard Laxton, 2018

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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.

What users say

“The TV series is better than the book”

But the book is worth reading.

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RATING

7.4

/ 10

5.3

/ 10

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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

Poster of Mrs. Wilson, the 2018 TV series by Richard Laxton

Year

2018

Minutes

56

Movie Rate

7.40

Source: IMDb

TV Mini-Series

Mrs. Wilson

Country: UK

Year: 2018

Length: 56m / 3 episodes

Cover of The Secret Lives of a Secret Agent, the 2010 book by Tim Crook

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

Country: UK

First published in: 2010

Length: 677 pages

Genre: Biography

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User polls & recommendations

Which is better?

Poster of Mrs. Wilson, the 2018 TV series by Richard Laxton

TV Mini-Series

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Cover of The Secret Lives of a Secret Agent, the 2010 book by Tim Crook

Book

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2 VOTES

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TV series

IS IT WORTH WATCHING?

Poster of Mrs. Wilson, the 2018 TV series by Richard Laxton

WATCH

Yes

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25% No

9 votes

3 votes

book

IS IT WORTH READING?

Cover of The Secret Lives of a Secret Agent, the 2010 book by Tim Crook

READ

Yes

0

%

25% No

6 votes

2 votes

User Polls Summary

“The TV series is better than the book”

But the book is worth reading.

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