''Hidden'' is a British television drama starring

Philip Glenister Philip Haywood Glenister (born 10 February 1963) is an English actor. He is best known for his role as DCI Gene Hunt in the BBC series ''Life on Mars'' (2006–2007) and its sequel '' Ashes to Ashes'' (2008–2010). He also played DCI William ...

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and David Suchet, which debuted on

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on 6 October 2011. The four-part series was directed by

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, produced by Christopher Hall, and written by

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in collaboration with

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Overview

Small-time solicitor Harry Venn (Glenister) is reluctantly drawn back into his dark past after being approached by Gina Hawkes (Reuten). Hawkes, a lawyer searching for a missing alibi witness for her client, quickly draws Venn into a deep and dangerous conspiracy involving the death of his brother twenty years previously, and which reaches deep into the heart of the British political system.

Cast

as Harry Venn *

as Gina Hawkes * David Suchet as Sir Nigel Fountain * Thomas Craig as D.I. Fenton Russell *

as Elspeth Verney *

as Ben Lander * Matthew Marsh as James Morpeth *

Bertie Carvel Robert Hugh Carvel (born 6 September 1977) is a British actor. He has twice won a Laurence Olivier Award: for Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical for his role as Miss Trunchbull in '' Matilda the Musical'', and for Best Actor in a Suppo ...

as Alexander Wentworth *

Richard Dormer Richard Dormer (born 11 November 1969) is an actor, playwright and screenwriter from Northern Ireland. He is best known for his roles as Beric Dondarrion in the HBO television series ''Game of Thrones'' and Dan Anderssen in Sky Atlantic's ...

as Frank Hanna *

Paul Ritter Simon Paul Adams (20 December 1966 – 5 April 2021), known professionally as Paul Ritter, was an English actor. He had roles in films including ''Son of Rambow'' (2007), '' Quantum of Solace'' (2008), ''Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince' ...

as Stevie Quirke * Peter Guinness as Jason Styles * Ben Smith as Matt Grogan *

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as Brian Worsley *

Christopher Fairbank Christopher Fairbank (born 4 October 1953) is an English film, stage and television actor. Career In 2010, he appeared as a detective in ''Five Daughters ''Five Daughters'' is a British television drama miniseries starring Ian Hart, Sar ...

as George Venn *

Rupert Simonian Rupert Simonian (born 25 January 1991) is a British actor with Canada dual citizenship who is best known for his role in Not Going Out as Nicky. Simonian's career began at the age of 11 when he was spotted by a casting agent while attending the ...

as Michael Venn *

Mark Powley Mark Powley (born 4 October 1963) is a British actor known for his work on television. He appeared in 88 episodes of police drama ''The Bill'' as P.C Melvin (1987–1990), and as builder Tom in BBC sitcom ''Next of Kin'' for 2 series (1995– ...

as Mark Venn * Lisa Kay as Lauren Chisholm *

as Kevin Gaunt * Mark Flitton as Paul Hillman * Christov Ruhn as Mezwar Tanzir * Audrey Looten as Jennifer Moscati * Mens-Sana Tamakloe as Dean Stubbs * Christopher Webster as Young Harry Venn * Seainin Brennan as Frances Martin *

Marie-France Alvarez Marie-France Alvarez is a French actress. Born in Paris, from a Congolese mother and a Spanish father, she trained at LAMDA in London and L'école des Enfants Terribles in Paris. Career Her first appearance on British Television was in the role ...

as Nadine

Episodes

Critical reception

Josephine Moulds of ''

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'' said of the series: "All in all it was terribly exciting. Less pretentious than ''Page Eight'' and more ambitious than ''Spooks'', ''Hidden'' nailed the intelligent, pacy TV thriller."

References

External links

* *{{IMDb title, id=1967685, title=Hidden 2011 British television series debuts 2011 British television series endings 2010s British drama television series BBC high definition shows BBC television dramas 2010s British crime television series British thriller television series 2010s British television miniseries English-language television shows Television shows set in London Television shows set in France Television shows set in Northern Ireland