''The Secrets'' is a British
drama
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television serial first broadcast on
BBC One
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in 2014. The five-part series, made by
Working Title Television
Working Title Films is a British film studio that produces motion pictures and television programs and is a subsidiary of Universal Pictures, a division of NBCUniversal, which is itself a division of Comcast. The company was founded by Tim Bev ...
, is directed by
Dominic Savage
Dominic Savage (born 23 November 1962) is a British BAFTA award-winning director, writer, and actor.
Originally a child actor — making several television appearances and featuring in Stanley Kubrick's '' Barry Lyndon'' (1975) — ...
. The writers are Elinor Cook,
Nick Payne
Nick Payne (born 1984) is a British playwright and screenwriter.
Early life and education
Payne studied at the University of York and subsequently at the Central School of Speech and Drama. He is also a graduate of the Royal Court Young Write ...
, Ben Ockrent and
Sarah Solemani
Sarah Solemani (born 4 September 1982) is an English actress, writer and activist. She is best known for starring in the BAFTA winning sitcom ''Him & Her'' and playing Renee Zellweger's best friend Miranda in ''Bridget Jones's Baby'', for which ...
.
Each 30-minute episode begins by revealing a different secret and then exploring the repercussions on the characters involved.
Production
Filming began on 23 January 2014 in London. The producer is Guy Heeley and
executive producer
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s are Juliette Howell,
Eric Fellner
Eric Fellner, (born 10 October 1959) is a British film producer. He is the co-chairman (along with Tim Bevan) of the production company Working Title Films.
Early life and education
Fellner was born to a Jewish family in England. From 1972 t ...
,
Tim Bevan
Timothy John Bevan, (born 20 December 1957) is a New Zealand-British film producer, the co-chairman (with Eric Fellner) of the production company Working Title Films.
Bevan and Fellner are the most successful British producers of their era, ...
and Lucy Richer. ''The Secrets'' was commissioned by
Danny Cohen and
Ben Stephenson
Benjamin Stephenson is a television executive, formerly controller of drama at the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) and currently Head of Television at Bad Robot Productions in the United States.
Personal life
Stephenson attended The H ...
.
Episodes
References
External links
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2010s British drama television series
2010s British television miniseries
2014 British television series debuts
2014 British television series endings
BBC television dramas
2010s British anthology television series
English-language television shows
Television shows set in the United Kingdom
Television series by Working Title Television