The Secret(TV show/series, 2016)

Name: The Secret
Genre: Drama
Released: 2016
Rating: 3.2

51min per episode | Genre: Drama

Mini series in 1 season with 4 episodes

Rating: 3.2/5 (with 14 votes)

The Secret is a 2016 Northern Irish ITV mini-series based on Let This Be Our Secret, Belfast journalist Deric Henderson's account of the double murder of Lesley Howell and Constable Trevor Buchanan, whose bodies were discovered in a fume-filled car in the garage of a property in Castlerock, County Londonderry, in Northern Ireland in May 1991. The drama stars James Nesbitt as killer dentist Colin Howell, is written by BAFTA-winning writer Stuart Urban and is directed by Nick Murphy. The producer is Jonathan Curling, and the executive producers are Hat Trick Productions' Mark Redhead and Stuart Urban. It was broadcast from 29 April to 20 May 2016 in four episodes. The production was criticised by Howell's daughter, for the portrayal of her mother, and for 'exploiting a tragedy'. The drama was BAFTA nominated as Best Drama Miniseries. It won the Royal Television Society award for Best Drama, Northern Ireland and was nominated at The Broadcast Awards as Best Drama. ()

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About The Secret

The true story of a Sunday school teacher and respectable dentist and pillar of the community, who formed a murderous partnership.

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Trailer for The Secret + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

The Secret | ITV(Trailer, 1:00)

The Secret Seasons and Episodes

04/29/2016Season 1 - 4 episodes

#1 | 04/29/2016Episode 1

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.

#2 | 05/06/2016Episode 2

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?

#3 | 05/13/2016Episode 3

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?

#4 | 05/20/2016Episode 4

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?

Additional Information

Production country: United Kingdom (UK)

Made by: ITV Studios, Hat Trick Productions

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 10 languages: Czech (CS), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Finnish (FI), Italian (IT), Letzeburgesch (LB), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Ended

First episode released on: 04/29/2016

Last episode released on: 05/20/2016

Cast: James Nesbitt

Director: Nick Murphy

Screenwriter: Stuart Urban

Keywords: extramarital affair, miniseries, male dentist, double murder, murder, based on true story

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