[Editor’s Note: The following contains spoilers from “Mrs. Wilson” on Masterpiece, including the finale.]
It turns out that secret bigamist Alexander “Alec” Wilson had not just one, not two, but a total of four wives. This revelation came to light Sunday night during the finale for “Mrs. Wilson,” the Masterpiece limited series based on the scandalous life of actress Ruth Wilson’s grandfather. In the show, 1960s London housewife Alison Wilson (portrayed by her granddaughter Ruth) discovers her husband’s bigamy shortly after his death when another wife, Gladys, shows up, and the subsequent search for truth brings far more shocking answers than previously anticipated.
Co-star Fiona Shaw (“Killing Eve”), who plays Alec’s MI6 handler Coleman, wonders if there could be even more Wilson families that will be uncovered.
“How can the world be sure when your grandmother had no idea that there were four families? At least [four],” Shaw said in an interview with IndieWire. “We think to have two partners, three partners,...
It turns out that secret bigamist Alexander “Alec” Wilson had not just one, not two, but a total of four wives. This revelation came to light Sunday night during the finale for “Mrs. Wilson,” the Masterpiece limited series based on the scandalous life of actress Ruth Wilson’s grandfather. In the show, 1960s London housewife Alison Wilson (portrayed by her granddaughter Ruth) discovers her husband’s bigamy shortly after his death when another wife, Gladys, shows up, and the subsequent search for truth brings far more shocking answers than previously anticipated.
Co-star Fiona Shaw (“Killing Eve”), who plays Alec’s MI6 handler Coleman, wonders if there could be even more Wilson families that will be uncovered.
“How can the world be sure when your grandmother had no idea that there were four families? At least [four],” Shaw said in an interview with IndieWire. “We think to have two partners, three partners,...
- 4/8/2019
- by Hanh Nguyen
- Indiewire
[Editor’s Note: The following article contains spoilers for Parts 1 and 2 of “Mrs. Wilson.”]
“Mrs. Wilson” star and executive producer Ruth Wilson was a teenager when she first discovered that her grandfather was a secret bigamist. That’s when her grandmother Alison Wilson released the first part of her memoirs in which she details how, after her husband Alec died, a woman showed up on her doorstep and claimed she was his real wife, Gladys. The subsequent search for the truth and the shocking secrets uncovered all became fodder for the Masterpiece suspense series “Mrs. Wilson.”
“I was around 18 when I read her first section of the memoir, and that was about Alec and finding out about the first wife,” Ruth Wilson said in an interview with IndieWire. “We didn’t, as a family, ever know about it, there were no photos of him, there was nothing, my dad never spoke of him. There were these secrets in the family that were always just present,...
“Mrs. Wilson” star and executive producer Ruth Wilson was a teenager when she first discovered that her grandfather was a secret bigamist. That’s when her grandmother Alison Wilson released the first part of her memoirs in which she details how, after her husband Alec died, a woman showed up on her doorstep and claimed she was his real wife, Gladys. The subsequent search for the truth and the shocking secrets uncovered all became fodder for the Masterpiece suspense series “Mrs. Wilson.”
“I was around 18 when I read her first section of the memoir, and that was about Alec and finding out about the first wife,” Ruth Wilson said in an interview with IndieWire. “We didn’t, as a family, ever know about it, there were no photos of him, there was nothing, my dad never spoke of him. There were these secrets in the family that were always just present,...
- 4/1/2019
- by Hanh Nguyen
- Indiewire
In the case of “Mrs. Wilson,” truth isn’t just stranger than fiction, it’s nigh unbelievable — and for the real women involved, it was devastating. Based on the true story of actress Ruth Wilson’s own grandmother, the BBC and Masterpiece limited series centers on Alison Wilson who suddenly becomes a widow in 1963. As she’s grieving her husband, a woman knocks on her door and claims she is the real Mrs. Wilson. It turns out that Alexander “Alec” Wilson (Iain Glen) had two families: two wives and two sets of grown children.
Such a lurid tale invites a natural curiosity, while its direct connection to Ruth Wilson, who plays her own grandmother Alison, makes it downright fascinating. Fortunately, this three-part Masterpiece and BBC co-production doesn’t rest on just the one shocking revelation. More surprises and lies are to be revealed. History may have provided the raw materials,...
Such a lurid tale invites a natural curiosity, while its direct connection to Ruth Wilson, who plays her own grandmother Alison, makes it downright fascinating. Fortunately, this three-part Masterpiece and BBC co-production doesn’t rest on just the one shocking revelation. More surprises and lies are to be revealed. History may have provided the raw materials,...
- 3/31/2019
- by Hanh Nguyen
- Indiewire
Ruth Wilson came to TCA to talk about her three-part PBS Masterpiece project Mrs. Wilson, in which she plays her own grandmother. The drama follows Alison Wilson, who is happily married until her husband, popular spy novelist Alec Wilson (played by Game of Thrones‘ Iain Glen), dies and a woman turns up on the doorstep claiming to be his wife.
Turns out, Alison Wilson’s former MI6 spy husband had three wives.
The most challenging part of playing one’s own grandmother, Ruth Wilson told TV critics Friday afternoon, is “giving birth to my own dad” and “kissing my granddad…I need to go to therapy now,” she joked, adding, “My poor dad, having to watch that” at a family screening of the project.
After that family screening, she told TV critics, there followed “four minutes of silence.”
Wilson learned about her grandmother’s story in stages, via two memoirs.
Turns out, Alison Wilson’s former MI6 spy husband had three wives.
The most challenging part of playing one’s own grandmother, Ruth Wilson told TV critics Friday afternoon, is “giving birth to my own dad” and “kissing my granddad…I need to go to therapy now,” she joked, adding, “My poor dad, having to watch that” at a family screening of the project.
After that family screening, she told TV critics, there followed “four minutes of silence.”
Wilson learned about her grandmother’s story in stages, via two memoirs.
- 2/2/2019
- by Lisa de Moraes
- Deadline Film + TV
Masterpiece has released the first trailer for Mrs. Wilson starring Ruth Wilson as her grandmother Alison Wilson, in a very personal drama series for Wilson inspired by the memoir of her grandmother.
The drama follows Alison Wilson (Ruth Wilson), who thinks she is happily married until her husband, popular spy novelist Alec Wilson, played by Iain Glen (Game of Thrones), dies and a woman turns up on the doorstep claiming to be Alec’s wife. Alison is determined to prove the validity of her own marriage – and Alec’s love for her – but is instead led into a world of disturbing secrets.
Mrs. Wilson will air on Masterpiece on PBS in 2019.
Mrs. Wilson is a co-production with BBC, written by Anna Symon (Indian Summers). It’s executive produced by Ruth Wilson, Ruth Kenley-Letts, Neil Blair, Lucy Richer for the BBC, and Eaton for Masterpiece. International sales are managed by all3media International.
Watch the trailer above.
The drama follows Alison Wilson (Ruth Wilson), who thinks she is happily married until her husband, popular spy novelist Alec Wilson, played by Iain Glen (Game of Thrones), dies and a woman turns up on the doorstep claiming to be Alec’s wife. Alison is determined to prove the validity of her own marriage – and Alec’s love for her – but is instead led into a world of disturbing secrets.
Mrs. Wilson will air on Masterpiece on PBS in 2019.
Mrs. Wilson is a co-production with BBC, written by Anna Symon (Indian Summers). It’s executive produced by Ruth Wilson, Ruth Kenley-Letts, Neil Blair, Lucy Richer for the BBC, and Eaton for Masterpiece. International sales are managed by all3media International.
Watch the trailer above.
- 11/12/2018
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
IMDb.com, Inc. takes no responsibility for the content or accuracy of the above news articles, Tweets, or blog posts. This content is published for the entertainment of our users only. The news articles, Tweets, and blog posts do not represent IMDb's opinions nor can we guarantee that the reporting therein is completely factual. Please visit the source responsible for the item in question to report any concerns you may have regarding content or accuracy.